Singlestick

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Singlestick \Sin"gle*stick`\, n.
     (a) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or
         fighting; a backsword.
     (b) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first
         brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced
         victor; backsword; cudgeling.


         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  singlestick
       n : a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: {fencing
           stick}, {backsword}]