Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Singlestick \Sin"gle*stick`\, n.
   (a) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or
       fighting; a backsword.
   (b) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first
       brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced
       victor; backsword; cudgeling.

Source : WordNet®

singlestick
     n : a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: {fencing
         stick}, {backsword}]