walking stick

American  

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.

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walking stick British  

noun

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

2. the usual US name for stick insect

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Etymology

Origin of walking stick

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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

As soon as Auntie Matchmaker saw me, she grinned and gestured to the back of the store with her walking stick.

From Literature

His father, he said, had been out for a walk and was using a curtain rod as a walking stick.

From BBC

Ida dragged me through a small corridor leading to another room, but Hadel barred the doorway with her walking stick.

From Literature

Togbe grew leaner still and, for the first time, began to use a walking stick.

From Literature

Related Words

• cane
• crutch