English Dictionary

backsword

名詞

イギリス英語 古風

A sword with one sharp edge. / (UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements. / (UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.

日本語の意味

片刃の剣 / （英国、古い用法）バスケット形状のついた柄を持つ棒で、素朴な娯楽で用いられるもの / （英国、古い用法）上記の棒を使用する遊戯

The veteran demonstrated how to parry with a backsword during the historical fencing workshop.

ベテランは歴史的なフェンシングのワークショップで、片刃の剣を使った受け流しの方法を実演した。

意味（1）

A sword with one sharp edge.

It 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.

意味（2）

(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.

意味（3）

(UK, dated) 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

backswords （ plural ）