walking stick

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noun

a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
Also walk·ing·stick. Also called stick insect. any of several insects of the family Phasmidae, having a long, slender, twiglike body.

Origin of walking stick

First recorded in 1570–80

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Related Words for walking stick

cane, crutch, staff, stick, alpenstock, shillelagh

Examples from the Web for walking stick

Historical Examples of walking stick

(To Toinette) Give me my walking-stick; I'll come back directly.
The Imaginary Invalid
Molire
Marguerite paused, and made a series of holes in the sand with her walking-stick.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
"That is the Three Brothers," answered Dorothy, pointing with her walking-stick.
Roden's Corner
Henry Seton Merriman
He always carried his walking-stick whether he rode or walked.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
George MacDonald
He grasped his walking-stick, and tried the door of the room.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890
Various

British Dictionary definitions for walking stick

walking stick

noun

a stick or cane carried in the hand to assist walking
the usual US name for stick insect

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