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A sword, similiar in design to a katana, wielded not only by samurai, but by "non-warrior" class people who were forbidden by law to wear a longsword. The wakazashi has a shorter blade than a katana, usually ranging from 12-23 inches in length.
Should a samurai's katana break in combat, or if the samurai needed an offhand weapon, he would usually carry a wakazashi as a back-up.
by Atticus October 31, 2004
Jul 5 Word of the Day
An embarrassed smile.
"I'll be back from vacation soon. How are my fish doing?"
"Yeah, about that... 😅"
"He went to choke the chicken..."
"But that's animal abuse! How are you guys okay with this?!"
"I don't think that's what he meant by that 😅"
"Yeah, about that... 😅"
"He went to choke the chicken..."
"But that's animal abuse! How are you guys okay with this?!"
"I don't think that's what he meant by that 😅"
by wasabiMP July 08, 2016