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Backsword
Translation of "backsword" into Russian
backsword
Noun
UK
/ˈbækswɔːd/
US
/ˈbækswɔrd/
backswords pl
одноручный меч
The knight wielded a backsword in the battle.
Рыцарь сражался с одноручным мечом в битве.
Definitions
backsword
Noun
UK
/ˈbækswɔːd/
US
/ˈbækswɔrd/
A type of sword with a single-edged blade and a hilt, typically used in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The soldier wielded a backsword with great skill during the reenactment of the historical battle.
A stick or cudgel fitted with a basket hilt, used for training or in cudgel-play.
The villagers sparred with backswords during the midsummer fair.
(uncountable) The practice or sport of fencing with such weapons.
Backsword was especially popular among rural labourers in eighteenth-century England.
backsword
Verb
UK
/ˈbækswɔːd/
US
/ˈbækswɔrd/
To strike, fight, or fence with a backsword.
The contestants backsworded until their arms were weary.
Idioms and phrases
backsword duel
The two rivals agreed to settle their dispute in a backsword duel.
дуэль на палашах
Два соперника договорились уладить спор дуэлью на палашах.
backsword fencing
She excels in backsword fencing competitions.
фехтование на палашах
Она превосходно выступает в соревнованиях по фехтованию на палашах.
backsword practice
Backsword practice is a regular part of the fencing club's routine.
тренировка с палашом
Тренировка с палашом — обычная часть занятий в фехтовальном клубе.
backsword technique
The instructor demonstrated an advanced backsword technique.
техника боя на палаше
Инструктор показал продвинутую технику боя на палаше.
wield a backsword
He learned how to wield a backsword in his training.
владеть палашом
Он научился владеть палашом на тренировке.