backsword

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A sword with one sharp edge

It is a thick, heavy backsword, eighteen inches long, with a bevel where the point should be, worn at the waist in a half-scabbard of wood, and used for digging as well as killing.

{n} a strong sword with one sharp edge
Also called singlestick
{i} sword with one sharp edge; stick used instead of a sword for fencing
In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used
a sword with only one cutting edge
backsword
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