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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
singlestick
    n 1: a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn:
         singlestick, fencing stick, backsword]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Singlestick \Sin"gle*stick`\, n.
   (a) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or
       fighting; a backsword.
   (b) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first
       brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced
       victor; backsword; cudgeling.
       [1913 Webster]
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