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Definition of Sword stick
1. Noun. A cane concealing a sword or dagger.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sword Stick
Literary usage of Sword stick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1854)
"... of an ulcer of the os uteri in a body that had lain two months in a wet grave,
and the supposed existence of a sword-stick which is not forthcoming! ..."
2. A Description of Indian and Oriental Armour: Illustrated from the Collection by Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (1896)
"L. 3ft. 11J in. ; Bl. 3 ft. (6459.-'67.) 616. SWORD-STICK ... sword stick, long,
narrow, two-edged blade of clastic steel ; plain handle ; round scabbard. ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1824)
"With a sword in it ; what is called a sword- stick ?—No. NO sword-cane or
sword-stick ?—I had not one of my own. Had you one in your hand belonging to any ..."
4. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1854)
"... of an ulcer of the os uteri in a body that had lain two months in a wet grave,
and the supposed existence of a sword-stick which is not forthcoming! ..."
5. An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms: Being a Classified and Descriptive by Indian Museum, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (1880)
"L. 3 ft. Hi in.; Bl. 3 ft. (6459.-'67.) 516. SWORD-STICK ... sword stick, long,
narrow, two-edged blade of clastic steel; plain handle; round scabbard. ..."
6. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration: And Decided by the Judges of England by William Moody, Edward Ryan (1837)
"John with the naked sword, and George with the sword stick in his hand, and Samuel
without any weapon, he having thrown the fork at Andrews. ..."
7. A Description of Indian and Oriental Armour: Illustrated from the Collection by Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (1896)
"L. 3ft. 11J in. ; Bl. 3 ft. (6459.-'67.) 616. SWORD-STICK ... sword stick, long,
narrow, two-edged blade of clastic steel ; plain handle ; round scabbard. ..."
8. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1891)
"Then he rose quickly and stepped back to the wall, feeling for the spring in his
sword-stick which he held closely pressed to his side. ..."
9. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1824)
"With a sword in it ; what is called a sword- stick ?—No. NO sword-cane or
sword-stick ?—I had not one of my own. Had you one in your hand belonging to any ..."
10. An Illustrated Handbook of Indian Arms: Being a Classified and Descriptive by Indian Museum, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (1880)
"L. 3 ft. Hi in.; Bl. 3 ft. (6459.-'67.) 516. SWORD-STICK ... sword stick, long,
narrow, two-edged blade of clastic steel; plain handle; round scabbard. ..."
11. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration: And Decided by the Judges of England by William Moody, Edward Ryan (1837)
"John with the naked sword, and George with the sword stick in his hand, and Samuel
without any weapon, he having thrown the fork at Andrews. ..."
12. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1891)
"Then he rose quickly and stepped back to the wall, feeling for the spring in his
sword-stick which he held closely pressed to his side. ..."
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