(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
backwoodser
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
bodkinwise
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookwards
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
deckswabber
dembowski
dombrowski
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
knowledgableness
knowledgableness
noun
Misspelling of knowledgeableness.
knowledgeableness
knowledgeableness
noun
The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
skewbacked
skewbald
skewbald
adj
(of horses) Marked with patches of white and non-black colours.
noun
A skewbald horse.
skewbalds
skewbalds
noun
plural of skewbald
sowbacked
subnetworked
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbucklerdom
swaybacked
swaybacked
adj
(figuratively) Old.
Having a sagged back.
Having sagged or hollow surface.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback