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sword cane

noun

Definition of sword cane

: a cane in which a sword blade is concealed

Examples of sword cane in a Sentence

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 There were a lot of ex-colonials like Allen in the Service, infuriatingly dense regarding aspects of intelligence work that did not involve torpedo boats or sword canes. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "The geopolitics of the afterlife get messy in the new sci-fi spy novel Summerland," 17 June 2018 In one case, a sword cane was found in a traveler’s items at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, "TSA confiscated nearly 4,000 guns at airport checkpoints in 2017," 30 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of sword cane

1823, in the meaning defined above

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