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noun
a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
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Origin of orange stick
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Words nearby orange stick
orange pekoe, orange roughy, orange rust, orangery, oranges, orange stick, orange-tip, Orangevale, Orangeville, orangewood, orangutan
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British Dictionary definitions for orange stick
orange stick
noun
a small stick used to clean the fingernails and cuticles, having one pointed and one rounded end
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