swagger stick
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noun
a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
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Origin of swagger stick
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby swagger stick
swage, swage block, swagger, swagger coat, swaggering, swagger stick, swaggie, swagman, Swahili, swain, Swainson's hawk
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British Dictionary definitions for swagger stick
swagger stick
esp Brit swagger cane
noun
a short cane or stick carried on occasion mainly by army officers
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