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noun

a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.

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Origin of shooting stick

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby shooting stick

shooting guard, shooting iron, shooting match, shooting script, shooting star, shooting stick, shooting war, shootist, shoot-off, shoot off one's mouth, shoot one's bolt

How to use shooting stick in a sentence

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.
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Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
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In the first episode, an officer is shown video of himself shooting and killing a man.
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Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

He wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
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Then one of the magter came in and Brion hesitated before shooting.
Sense of Obligation|Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)
You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Calkilate we should do ourselves more harm than him by shooting down his people.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Arnold, after he had a dozen times expressed his delight at my return, asked if I had seen any shooting.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
People are busy ballooning or driving; shooting like stars along railroads; or migrating like swallows or wild-geese.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for shooting stick

shooting stick

noun

a device that resembles a walking stick, having a spike at one end and a folding seat at the other

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