[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

backsword \back"sword`\, n. 2d back, n. + sword.
   1. a sword with one sharp edge.
      1913 webster

   2. in england, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic
      amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used.
      also called singlestick. --halliwell.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

backsword
     n 1: a stick used instead of a sword for fencing syn: singlestick,
           fencing stick
     2: a sword with only one cutting edge
see also:
singlestick fencing stick 

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