singlestick

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Definition of singlestick

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.

“[F]ew country people there are who do not love to see two sturdy fellows thwack and belabour each other with quarter-staff, single-stick, or fists.”
“Scottish broadsword training methods included practice with the singlestick. The singlestick is a wooden rod (usually ash) with a basket hilt. Length was usually 3 feet (just under a meter).”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.

“[F]ew country people there are who do not love to see two sturdy fellows thwack and belabour each other with quarter-staff, single-stick, or fists.”
“Scottish broadsword training methods included practice with the singlestick. The singlestick is a wooden rod (usually ash) with a basket hilt. Length was usually 3 feet (just under a meter).”
(uncountable)A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.

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From single + stick.

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