singlestick

ˈsɪŋɡəlˌstɪk

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Definition of singlestick - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

training duel

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the sport or practice of fighting with singlesticks

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Singlestick was once a popular gentleman's sport in the 19th century..

sparring tool

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wooden stick used for fencing practice

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He trained with a singlestick for the tournament.

baton

cudgel

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wooden stick used for fencing practice

Origin of singlestick

English, single (one) + stick (rod)

Examples of singlestick in a sentence

Singlestick matches were held every weekend.
The museum displayed an antique singlestick.
He broke the singlestick during practice.

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French:canne de combat, bâton d'escrime, ...
German:Stockfechten, Stock, ...
Italian:lotta con bastone, bastone da scherma, ...
Spanish:lucha con bastón, palo de esgrima, ...
Portuguese:esgrima com bastão, pau de esgrima, ...
Chinese:单棍运动, 木剑, ...
Japanese:シングルスティック競技, 木剣, ...
Arabic:قِتال بِالعِصِيّ الفَردِيَّة, عَصا مُبارَزَة, ...
Hebrew:סִינְגֶּלְסְטִיק, מַקֵּל סַיִף, ...
Russian:синглстик спорт, тренировочная палка, ...
Ukrainian:бій на палицях, дерев'яна палиця, ...
Hindi:सिंगलस्टिक खेल, सिंगलस्टिक, ...
Bengali:কাঠের তলোয়ার খেলা, ফেন্সিং লাঠি, ...
Catalan:esgrima amb pal, bastó d'esgrima, ...
Czech:boj holí, cvičný kord, ...
Danish:kæmpestok, fægtetræningspind, ...
Dutch:enkelstok sport, oefenstok, ...
Greek:ξιφομαχία με ραβδί, ξύλινο ραβδί, ...
Hungarian:egybotos vívás sportja, fütykösbot, ...
Khmer:កីឡា ឬការហាត់ប្រយុទ្ធដោយដំបងហាត់ប្រយុទ្ធ, ដំបងឈើសម្រាប់ហាត់ដាវ, ...
Korean:싱글스틱 스포츠, 싱글스틱, ...
Persian:ورزش چوب شمشیربازی, چوب شمشیربازی, ...
Polish:sport walki kijem, kij szermierczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):esgrima com bastão, bastão de esgrima, ...
Romanian:sportul cu bastonul, băț de scrimă, ...
Swedish:käppfäktning, fäktningsstav, ...
Thai:การต่อสู้ด้วยไม้พลอง, ไม้ฟันดาบ, ...
Turkish:sopa dövüşü, eskrim sopası, ...
Vietnamese:đấu gậy, gậy đấu kiếm, ...

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