sword cane
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- noun
- /sɔrd keɪn/
:
bastón espada
- Shang pulls the cane apart: it's a sword cane, but Amsterdam shows no fear.
Examples
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He walked confidently down the street with his sword cane, ready to defend himself if necessary.
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Did the person who had the sword cane know they had a sword inside their cane?
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The sword cane.
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He had the sword cane that, if you pressed a button, it became a spear really.
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During the demonstration, the magician revealed his sword cane and surprised the audience by pulling out a blade.
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The antique shop displayed a beautifully crafted sword cane that intrigued many collectors.
Synonyms
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A walking stick that hides a long knife inside for use as a weapon
How Armed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'sword' modifies 'cane', indicating a cane associated with a sword (i.e. a cane that contains or functions as a sword). This noun+noun formation follows a regular, cross-linguistic compounding pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The word sword cane comes from real walking sticks that hid a small sword inside the cane. Because the blade was hidden in the stick, it could be used both for walking and for fighting, so the name means 'a walking cane that contains a concealed sword or dagger'.