Meaning of waggadash | Babel Free

Definitions

A wakizashi.

archaic

Examples

“Their disposition, according to the quality of their arms, is thus: first of all march⟳ their shot, that is, calievers, for muskets they have⟳ none, neither will they use⟳ any; then follow⟳ pikes, then cattans and targets, bows and arrows, waggadashes or hooks, and lastly, calievers again close⟳ the march⟳ ; and among all these they, have⟳ no colours, drums, trumpets, nor any sort⟳ of warlike music.”

“Towards evening, the king of Jedo sent me two suits of varnished armour, as a present⟳ to our king ; and sent likewise for myself a tatch and a waggadash, the former being a long sword which is only worn in Japan by soldiers of the highest rank, and the latter being a singular weapon resembling a Welsh hook.”

“[…] and enumerated various personal belongings, amongst others his Japanese weapons—his “cattans” and his “waggadash.””

“He returned bearing gifts from the shogun for King James. These included two suits of armour, a katana and a waggadash (wakizashi) for himself.”

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