singlestick
Wooden fencing trainer
Singlestick is a fencing exercise or sport using a wooden stick about a yard long, typically with a basket hilt to protect the hand.
Popular in Britain through the 19th century as training for saber combat, it was also a competitive sport in its own right.
The term also refers to the stick itself.
Defensive blade deflection
- riposteSwift clever reply
- boutLimited stretch of something
- thrustForceful forward motion
- lungeSudden forward movement
guard · feint · counterattack · bladework · disarm · fleche · touché · disengage
Thick wooden club
- batonSlender rod for leading
- clubOrganization with membership
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- shillelaghIrish wooden club-cane
truncheon · cane · switch · sabre · cutlass · wicker · handguard · pommel
Multi-round competitive event
- sparringPractice combat training
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- boutLimited stretch of something
- matchGame between opponents
athletics · pugilism · boxing · wrestling · kendo · jousting · pentathlon · referee
Of maritime warfare
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- midshipmanOfficer trainee at sea
- navyMaritime military force
- regimentColonel-led military unit
soldier · officer · drill · instruction · garrison · barracks · training · combat
Hole-boring device
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
agility · coordination · discipline · technique · precision · balance · endurance · repetition
parry
Defensive blade deflection
lunge · guard · feint · counterattack · bladework · disarm · fleche · touché · disengage · bind
cudgel
Thick wooden club
- batonSlender rod for leading
- clubOrganization with membership
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
shillelagh · truncheon · cane · switch · sabre · cutlass · wicker · handguard · pommel · grip
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- sparringPractice combat training
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- boutLimited stretch of something
match · athletics · pugilism · boxing · wrestling · kendo · jousting · pentathlon · referee · scoring
naval
Of maritime warfare
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- midshipmanOfficer trainee at sea
- navyMaritime military force
regiment · soldier · officer · drill · instruction · garrison · barracks · training · combat · defense
drill
Hole-boring device
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
footwork · agility · coordination · discipline · technique · precision · balance · endurance · repetition · warmup
reenactment
Staged reproduction of events
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
tavern · alehouse · pageantry · costume · customs · historical · victorian · elizabethan · rustic · gentry
singlesticksword
Hilted fighting blade
rapier · saber · sabre · sharp blade · edged weapon
stick, single, sticky, sticks, singles, stickiness, unstuck, stickler, unstick