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Singlestick

noun
1.
A stick used instead of a sword for fencing.  Synonyms: backsword, fencing stick.






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"Singlestick" Quotes from Famous Books



... though dark parchment had been stretched over his skeleton without any filling of flesh and blood. He probably knew Persian well, his knowledge of English was quite fair, but in neither of these directions lay his ambition. His belief was that his proficiency in singlestick was matched only by his skill in song. He would stand in the sun in the middle of our courtyard and go through a wonderful series of antics with a staff—his own shadow being his antagonist. I need hardly add that his shadow never got the better of him and when at the end ...
— My Reminiscences • Rabindranath Tagore

... it may lead, however slightly, to a consideration of our own deformities? We believe that the time is coming when a great modification in the dress of our younger men will be adopted, if only for health and economy; it will come with the revival, or more general practice, of such games as singlestick, wrestling, and the like, and with an improved system of physical education. It sounds little better than a mockery to speak of deeds of valour and personal prowess, whilst we submit to confine our limbs in garments that ...
— Normandy Picturesque • Henry Blackburn



Words linked to "Singlestick" :   backsword, fencing stick, stick



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