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stickwork
[ stik-wurk ]
/ ˈstɪkˌwɜrk /
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noun Sports.
a player's degree of competence or proficiency as a baseball batter, hockey or lacrosse player, etc.: Frequent practice improved his stickwork.
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Words nearby stickwork
stickup, stick up for, stickup man, stickweed, stick with, stickwork, sticky, stickybeak, sticky blood, sticky end, sticky-fingered
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How to use stickwork in a sentence
Dhyan Chand, who was widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time and earned his moniker “the wizard” for his deft stickwork, steered India to three of those golds.
India’s Olympic Struggles Aren’t New, But It’s Making A Comeback In One Important Sport|Santul Nerkar (santul.nerkar@abc.com)|August 6, 2021|FiveThirtyEight