backsword
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backsword
Where it comes from
From back + sword, i.e. “sword with a back”.
The same naming theme appears in other Germanic languages, such as German Rückenklinge (“single-edged blade”), Swedish enback (“seax, backsword”, literally “single-back”).
noun backswords
- A sword with one sharp edge, especially full length such, where shorter such are called broadsword and thereof. 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.
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A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
Similar: singlestick
- The game in which the stick is used. 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 […]
Translations
Talk about this word "backsword." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/backsword. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. backsword. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/backsword "backsword." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/backsword.Cite this
@misc{backsword_2026,
title = {backsword},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backsword},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
