"backsword" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: backswords [plural]
Etymology: back + sword Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|sword}} back + sword Head templates: {{en-noun}} backsword (plural backswords)
  1. A sword with one sharp edge. Translations (a sword with one sharp edge): 單刃刀 (Chinese Mandarin), 单刃刀 (dānrèndāo) (Chinese Mandarin), Pallasch [masculine] (German), Korbschwert [neuter] (German), バックソード (bakkusōdo) (Japanese), алдаспан (aldaspan) (Kazakh), наркескен (narkesken) (Kazakh), cliwe ghrommey [feminine] (Manx), пала́ш (paláš) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-backsword-en-noun-UZaILs1l Disambiguation of 'a sword with one sharp edge': 100 0 0
  2. (UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements. Tags: UK, dated Categories (topical): Games, Swords Synonyms (stick with basket handle): singlestick
    Sense id: en-backsword-en-noun-8myDFDV5 Disambiguation of Games: 5 57 37 Disambiguation of Swords: 27 61 12 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 67 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 68 29 Disambiguation of 'stick with basket handle': 0 96 4
  3. (UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used. Tags: UK, dated
    Sense id: en-backsword-en-noun-qWISE~Hq Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: backswordman

Inflected forms

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