sticking place
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noun
Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
the place in the lower part of an animal's neck where the knife is thrust in slaughtering.
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Origin of sticking place
First recorded in 1570–80
Words nearby sticking place
stick figure, stick float, stickful, stickhandle, stickhandler, sticking place, sticking plaster, sticking point, stick in one's craw, stick insect, stick-in-the-mud
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