Look up: backsword


  1. backsword
    [n] - a sword with only one cutting edge
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=backsword

  2. Backsword
    The 18th century backsword is the indigenous traditional English and Scottish fencing art. A straight bladed cutting weapon usually with a baskethilt and single edge, it has many similarities but also marked differences from the sabre that followed it as the standard military weapon of the day.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. Backsword
    Back'sword` noun [ 2d back , noun + sword .] 1. A sword with one sharp edge. 2. In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/4

  4. backsword
    noun a sword with only one cutting edge
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=backsword

  5. Backsword
    • (n.) In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick. • (n.) A sword with one sharp edge.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/backsword/

  6. Backsword
    A backsword is a type of European sword characterized as having a straight single edged blade and a hilt with a single handed grip. It is so called because the triangular cross section gives a flat back edge opposite the cutting edge.Later examples often have a "false edge" on the back near the tip...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backsword

  7. backsword
    1. a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
    2. a sword with only one cutting edge

    Found op

  8. Backsword
    A sword with only one cutting edge, which has an unsharpened 'back' spine. The weapon is extremely similar to the messer, with the exception that the messer is usually made with a slight curve, whereas the backsword is almost always straight.
    Found op http://web.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/SRM/gloss.htm

  9. Backsword
    The backsword was so named because it only had one cutting edge. The non-cutting edge (the back of the blade) was much thicker than the cutting edge thus creating a wedge type shape which was said to increase the weapons cutting capacity. Also known as a "Mortuary Sword", or the German "Reitschwert....
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21591

  10. Backsword
    A type of heavy sabre, generally single-edged with a
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_fencing

  11. backsword
    1) A sword with only one cutting edge 2) Fencing stick 3) Singlestick 4) Stick
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/backsword/1

Tip: double click on a word to show its meaning.

No exact matches found.

Search

Typ a word and hit `Search`.
Tools
Conjugate
Synonyms
Google

Recent searches

The most recent searches on Encyclo. Between brackets you will find the number of results and number of related results.
Leading strand (1)
Dwele (2)
glider (21)
Pelasta maailma (1)
teres (8)
osphretic (3)
Pseudohypertelorism (2)
Wan Radha Ram (1)
Doscore (1)
Tatrzanski Park Narodo (1)
Heartbreak Hill (2)
Interlacustrine region (1)
Four Square Laundry (1)
ipsus (4)
di isobutyl phthalate (1)
Pyrrhic War (2)
Giovanni Marracci (1)
Donnell Library Center (1)
GISMO (7)
Weetingly (2)
Nad gebiami (1)
trichomonas infections (1)
Xiao Gang (2)
Sylverstre (2)
© Encyclo MMXII | Contact | Privacy