walking stick
Americannoun
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a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
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Also called stick insect. Also walkingstick any of several insects of the family Phasmidae, having a long, slender, twiglike body.
noun
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a stick or cane carried in the hand to assist walking
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the usual US name for stick insect
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Etymology
Origin of walking stick
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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"When I opened it in the seventies, I was still a young man... now nothing is left," he said, leaning heavily on a walking stick and surveying the vast destruction.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
She said her family could not afford rents elsewhere in Lebanon, and she worried about moving her elderly parents and husband, who uses a walking stick, into a shelter.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Around 2016, he lost the ability to play golf, a longtime passion, and relied on a walking stick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Striding forward, his sturdy right hand clutches a knobby wooden walking stick, cut from a tree branch and stripped.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
The storeroom door was unlocked, and Abanazer entered, holding a walking stick and a flashlight, looking even more sour of face than before.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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