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singlestick

noun

Etymology

From single + stick.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. inherited from *stikkô✻
  3. inherited from *stikkō✻
  4. inherited from sticca
  5. inherited from stikke
  6. compounded as singlestick — “single + stick”

Definitions

  1. 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).

  2. A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA