licorice stick

noun

Slang.

1. a clarinet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of licorice stick¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Picturing the almond Hershey bar roof and the shutters made of cinnamon licorice sticks, Dicey did fall asleep.

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Q: I have always enjoyed black licorice sticks as a special treat.

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Everyone loved Wall Street, before anyone sold their shares it was all licorice sticks.

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At the end, he asks them to remove licorice sticks to show where their family stands financially in the world.

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Pawpaw saplings bent like licorice sticks in my hands.

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