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swagger stick
noun
- a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
swagger stick
noun
- a short cane or stick carried on occasion mainly by army officers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swagger stick1
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Example Sentences
Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
He peeled off his overcoat and hung it on the hall tree, sticking his swagger-stick in one of its pockets.
Then he picked up his silver-trimmed dress swagger-stick and marched out into the main office to meet the chaplain, and his wife.
It looked rather like a British swagger stick: slim, dainty, well balanced.
The younger Haer slapped his swagger stick against his bare leg and kilt.
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