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pick-up stick
[ pik-uhp ]
/ ˈpɪkˌʌp /
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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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