Etymology

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Today it means: The guard at the end of the grip of a Japanese sword or bladed weapon. Full definition →

Japanese 鍔
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from鍔
  2. English todaytsuba

Borrowed from Japanese 鍔 (つば, tsuba).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.