How Larry had escaped seemed a wonder, till I heard that he had seized a handspike, and using it as a shillelah, or rather as a singlestick, had kept his enemies at bay, and defended himself.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
Then, at college, he became illustrious among rowers and cricketers, renowned as a pistol shot, dreaded as a singlestick player.
"Basil"
Wilkie Collins
Infantry drill; clubs and dumb-bells; singlestick and foil; riding with a military seat; but-use of the gloves!
"Burr Junior"
G. Manville Fenn