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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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Words nearby pick-up stick

pick to pieces, pickup, pickup arm, pickup camper, pick up on, pick-up stick, pick up the pieces, pickup tube, pickwick, Pickwickian, Pickwickianism
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