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sword stick

sword stick

1 9.9
A walking stick that hides a long knife inside for use as a weapon
  • noun
  • /sɔrd stɪk/
translation icon : bastón espada
  • The detective cleverly concealed his sword stick among his other walking canes.

Examples

  • Your sword stick with your fingerprints all over it!

    Prisoners of the Sun (2013)

  • He walked through the park with a sword stick that looked like an ordinary cane.

  • During the duel, he revealed his sword stick and brandished the blade hidden within.

Synonyms

sword cane
vssword stick
1 9.4

A walking stick that hides a small sword inside

is broader, including walking sticks as well as canes

How Armed

sword
∞ 1.0
sword stick
1 9.9

Surface Forms

sword stick singular
sword sticks plural

Morphology

sword + stick

The compound's meaning is directly derivable from combining 'sword' (blade weapon) and 'stick' (long handheld rod): it denotes a stick that is also a sword or conceals one. English noun–noun compounding commonly creates straightforward instrument descriptions, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer this sense.

Etymology

Sword stick comes from the 1800s when some gentlemen used a stick for walking that hid a small sword or dagger inside for protection. So, sword stick means 'a walking stick that hides a blade'.