pick-up stick

[ pik-uhp ]

/ ˈpɪkˌʌp /

noun

one of a group of sticks used in the game of jackstraws.

pick-up sticks

[pik-uhp-stiks] /ˈpɪkˌʌpˌstɪks/, (used with a singular verb) the game of jackstraws.

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Nearby words

pick-and-roll, pick-and-shovel, pick-me-up, pick-off, pick-up, pick-up stick, pickaback, pickaback plane, pickaback plant, pickaninny, pickaroon

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