I have some questions about the ballock dagger... :?:
http://www.myArmoury.com/feature_spot_bd.html
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Another term, coined by Victorian-era historians in an apparent effort to downplay the sexual connotation of the dagger's form, is the kidney dagger. |
It is written that "kidney" means as for "kindly" in most Japanese sites.
The kidney dagger of "Kidney" has the meaning of the kindness, too.
A ballock dagger was used for a misericorde.
A ballock dagger was used to dispatch knights(include the friend) who had received mortal wounds. etc...
Did somebody mistake "kidney" for "kindly"? :wtf:
However, the same thing is written in most Japanese sites... :?: :eek: :wtf:
"Kidney" had the other meanings when I examined an English-Japanese dictionary.
for example: a man of that kidney
However, the meaning of the kindness is not found.
I examined it about the etymology of "kidney".
The correct etymology is unclear, but originally it seems to be spelling called "kidenere".
It is thought that "kidenere" is "cwid(womb)" + "ey(ovum)". (cwid and ey is old English)
The person who watched kidney for the first time...
The person named it it from the form...
After all the meaning of the kindness is not found.......
ummmm..... Does "kidney" have the meaning of "kindly", too? :?:
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The name ballock dagger is derived from the phallic shape of the hilt (the two lobes of the guard combined with the shape of the grip) and the 14th century warrior's propensity for wearing the dagger directly in front of the girdle. |
My English is very poor ><
Does "the front of the belt" mean "the surface of the belt?" :?:
Or does "the front of the belt" mean "the stomach(navel) part of the belt?" :?:
At the most of a Japanese site, there is only a description that "the two lobes of the guard resemble the testicles".
thanks ^^ :)