sword stick

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sword stick - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sword \Sword\ (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to
     OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G.
     schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[aum]rd, Dan. svaerd; of
     uncertain origin.]
     1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually
        sharp-pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is
        the general term, including the small sword, rapier,
        saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.
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     2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or
        of authority and power.
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              He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom.
                                                    xiii. 4.
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              She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
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              I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x.
                                                    34.
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     4. The military power of a country.
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              He hath no more authority over the sword than over
              the law.                              --Milton.
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     5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand
        loom is suspended.
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     Sword arm, the right arm.
  
     Sword bayonet, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and
        which can be used as a sword.
  
     Sword bearer, one who carries his master's sword; an
        officer in London who carries a sword before the lord
        mayor when he goes abroad.
  
     Sword belt, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne
        at the side.
  
     Sword blade, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.
  
     Sword cane, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or
        dagger, as in a sheath.
  
     Sword dance.
        (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed
            together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott.
        (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but
            without touching them.
  
     Sword fight, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with
        swords; swordplay.
  
     Sword grass. (Bot.) See Gladen.
  
     Sword knot, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.
  
     Sword law, government by the sword, or by force; violence.
        --Milton.
  
     Sword lily. (Bot.) See Gladiolus.
  
     Sword mat (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so
        called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.
  
     Sword shrimp (Zool.), a European shrimp (Pasiphaea  sivado
        ) having a very thin, compressed body.
  
     Sword stick, a sword cane.
  
     To measure swords with one. See under Measure, v. t.
  
     To put to the sword. See under Put.
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sword stick - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sword stick
      n 1: a cane concealing a sword or dagger [syn: sword cane,
           sword stick]