walking stick

noun

1. a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.

2. Also called stick insect. Also walkingstick any of several insects of the family Phasmidae, having a long, slender, twiglike body.

walking stick

noun

1. a stick or cane carried in the hand to assist walking

2. the usual US name for stick insect

Word History and Origins

Origin of walking stick¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

The fake fisherwoman points her walking stick, and the ray of moonlight swings down toward me, almost like she is conducting an ethereal symphony with the moonlight.

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He stooped to retrieve a fancy carved walking stick that was propped against one of the balloon’s anchoring stakes.

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Admiral Faucet waved his walking stick in the air.

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Among a dozen, we meet two pilgrims from the States, boots barely muddied, walking sticks barely warmed.

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Some older club patrons strode in with the aid of walking sticks, less agile than they used to be but determined to pay their respects to “Mama Jewel.”

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Related Words

• cane 
• crutch