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walking stick

noun

1
: a straight rod or stick (as of wood or aluminum) that is used to provide stability in walking or hiking
2
: stick insect
especially : one (Diapheromera femorata) of the U.S. and Canada

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Illustration of walking stick
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Thomas Hobbes' walking stick contained an inkwell for spontaneous note taking. David G. Allan, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 The driver sat bolt upright, shuffle-steering the near-horizontal wheel while stirring all four gears with a shift lever as long as a walking stick. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 June 2022 Mostofsky was carrying a walking stick and dressed in a furry costume. Michael Kunzelman, ajc, 6 May 2022 Photographs of the intimate engagement show her beaming in a floral dress holding a walking stick with her handbag over one arm. Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 24 Mar. 2022 See different species of colorful beetles, ants and an ant mound, a cicada, butterflies, a firefly, a stink bug, a ladybug, a peacock jumping spider, a dragonfly, a walking stick, a katydid, a caterpillar and a hissing cockroach. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2022 Later in the morning, she was driven to the main arena and was seen walking slowly to a lift, aided by a walking stick. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 Just after noon, Elizabeth emerged unexpectedly, walking stick in hand, to inspect the troops marching beneath her. Mark Landler, New York Times, 2 June 2022 Then, Nelly meets Marion’s mother, who uses a walking stick identical to that of Nelly's grandmother. NBC News, 27 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of walking stick was in 1580

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