I can hold my own, both with single rapier, backsword, sword and dagger, broadsword, or case of falchions.
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Backsword
Synonyms for "backsword" (3 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
8 translations across 6 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 單刃刀 /单刃刀 noun (sword with one sharp edge)
German
2 entries- Korbschwert noun (sword with one sharp edge)
- Pallasch noun (sword with one sharp edge)
Japanese
1 entries- バックソード noun (sword with one sharp edge)
Kazakh
2 entries- алдаспан noun (sword with one sharp edge)
- наркескен noun (sword with one sharp edge)
Manx
1 entries- cliwe ghrommey noun (sword with one sharp edge)
Russian
1 entries- пала́ш noun (sword with one sharp edge)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
It [the dáo of the Nágá tribe, south-east of Assam] 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.
Source: wiktionary
One afternoon, as the missionary and I were sitting outside our tents, my attention was attracted towards a group of sepahis engaged under a banyantree, playing the game of backsword […]
Source: wiktionary
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