Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sword-cane.

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Examples

  • Poor fool, there was a sudden flurry, the snap of a breaking bone, the Frog was screaming on the floor, and Spring had the sword-stick in his hand.

    Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

  • One train, one dead Captain's funeral, one sword-stick, and a bloke with a lot of guys not liking him.

    Superhero Prose Fiction: Lord Darcy - Lord Darcy Blue Tyson 2007

  • One train, one dead Captain's funeral, one sword-stick, and a bloke with a lot of guys not liking him.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Blue Tyson 2007

  • One train, one dead Captain's funeral, one sword-stick, and a bloke with a lot of guys not liking him.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Blue Tyson 2007

  • One train, one dead Captain's funeral, one sword-stick, and a bloke with a lot of guys not liking him.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Blue Tyson 2007

  • I was on horseback; guide wanted to carry my cane; I was going to give it him, when I recollected that it was a sword-stick, and I thought the lightning might be attracted towards him; kept it myself; a good deal encumbered with it, as it was too heavy for a whip, and the horse was stupid, and stood with every other peal.

    My Next Major TV Series « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2007

  • One train, one dead Captain's funeral, one sword-stick, and a bloke with a lot of guys not liking him.

    Superhero Prose Fiction: Lord Darcy - Lord Darcy Investigates 04 The Napoli Express Blue Tyson 2007

  • There might, for example, be a sword-stick, which has its blade removed and the inside of the cane filled with resin, so that it ceases to be a sword but remains the same walking stick.

    Substance Robinson, Howard 2004

  • Fiennes, ‘but even if a sword-stick was used, I have no guess of how it was used.’

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • To be found with a sword-stick, let alone a blood-stained sword-stick, would be fatal in the search that was certain to follow.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

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