ashplant
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The colonnade above him made him think vaguely of an ancient temple and the ashplant on which he leaned wearily of the curved stick of an augur.
From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce, James
One day I took down my ashplant, spat on my fist, and set out for my cousin's place.
From Waysiders by O'Kelly, Seumas
He came out of the wood-house, an ashplant in his hand.
From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
It was a light, tough ashplant, with a silver band around the handle.
From The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate by Tracy, Louis
Bloom tightens and loosens his grip on the ashplant.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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