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backswordman

noun

Etymology

From backsword + -man.

  1. derived from *seh₂w-✻
  2. inherited from *swerdą✻
  3. inherited from *swerd✻
  4. inherited from sweord
  5. inherited from sword
  6. compounded as backsword — “back + sword”
  7. suffixed as backswordman — “backsword + man”

Definitions

  1. One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.

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