How To Use singlestick In A Sentence
- _ A person who presides at backsword or singlestick, to regulate the game; an umpire: a person who settles disputes. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire
- England about the abolition of the Briton's old favourite sports, it was conceded by all but a few, that from the custom of boxing, singlestick and backsword playing, wrestling, &c. arose the good temper which distinguishes that people -- Englishmen being less subject to violent fits of anger than the people of any other nation in the world. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1
- I used to be a fair hand with singlestick not long ago. The Chrome Borne
- He had been taught fencing as a part of his education, and would use the singlestick, arquebus, and crossbow, while the fashion of every gentleman wearing a sword had rendered it necessary that this weapon should be handled skilfully. Hayslope Grange A Tale of the Civil War
- The play at singlestick at Salisbury races on Wednesday was very dull, there being no players of note to meet the Somersetshire men, who carried off the prize easily. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810
- In the compass of eighteen pages of a work now before us we have details of no less than two grand matches of singlestick, one Wiltshire against The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1
- We had constant sparring matches and some practice also with singlestick and foils; and Mr. Johnson would let me off sometimes of an afternoon to go a-fishing with the boy. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow
- A bundle of singlesticks and a pair of foils stood in the corner near an open bookcase; a padded "chesterfield" and a few chairs completed the austere furnishing of the cabin. The Long Trick
- In our very first introduction to Mr. Holmes, the story “A Study In Scarlet”, Watson describes Holmes as “an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.” The Real Sherlock Holmes | Heretical Ideas Magazine
- Combatants in these duels used a variety of weapons, including singlesticks, quarterstaffs, and backswords, and the bouts were often bloody and occasionally fatal.
