singlestick

[ sing-guhl-stik ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˌstɪk /

noun

a short, heavy stick.

(formerly)

a wooden stick held in one hand, used instead of a sword in fencing.
fencing with such a stick.

Origin of singlestick

First recorded in 1765–75; single + stick¹

Words nearby singlestick

single sideband transmission, single-space, single Spanish burton, single standard, single-step, singlestick, singlesticker, single-suiter, singlet, single tax, single thread

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Example sentences from the Web for singlestick

Thou art a deft hand at quarterstaff and singlestick, though, and I doubt not that thy hands can guard thy head.
The Cornet of Horse|G. A. Henty
I am fairly good at fence, and excellent as any at singlestick.
The Black Douglas|S. R. Crockett
Then they turned on Hartigan, who was going through the movements of singlestick, on the open floor.
The Preacher of Cedar Mountain|Ernest Thompson Seton
George Fairburn had ever been an adept at all school games, and had spent many a leisure hour at singlestick.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet|Herbert Strang and Richard Stead

The knowledge of singlestick and quarterstaff still lingered, in the country parts of England.
Under Drake's Flag|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for singlestick

singlestick

/ (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌstɪk) /

noun

a wooden stick used instead of a sword for fencing

fencing with such a stick

any short heavy stick

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单词	singlestick
释义	singlestick [ sing-guhl-stik ] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˌstɪk / noun a short, heavy stick. (formerly) a wooden stick held in one hand, used instead of a sword in fencing. fencing with such a stick. Origin of singlestick First recorded in 1765–75; single + stick¹ Words nearby singlestick single sideband transmission, single-space, single Spanish burton, single standard, single-step, singlestick, singlesticker, single-suiter, singlet, single tax, single thread Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for singlestick Thou art a deft hand at quarterstaff and singlestick, though, and I doubt not that thy hands can guard thy head. The Cornet of Horse\|G. A. Henty I am fairly good at fence, and excellent as any at singlestick. The Black Douglas\|S. R. Crockett Then they turned on Hartigan, who was going through the movements of singlestick, on the open floor. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain\|Ernest Thompson Seton George Fairburn had ever been an adept at all school games, and had spent many a leisure hour at singlestick. With Marlborough to Malplaquet\|Herbert Strang and Richard Stead The knowledge of singlestick and quarterstaff still lingered, in the country parts of England. Under Drake's Flag\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for singlestick singlestick / (ˈsɪŋɡəlˌstɪk) / noun a wooden stick used instead of a sword for fencing fencing with such a stick any short heavy stick Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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