shooting stick

noun

1. a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.

shooting stick

noun

1. a device that resembles a walking stick, having a spike at one end and a folding seat at the other

Word History and Origins

Origin of shooting stick¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

Pier shoots sitting up, with his rifle on shooting sticks and his back to something like a hay bale to break up his silhouette.

From Washington Times

One of them is a gun cabinet, which can be paired with a custom shooting stick.

From Fox News

It’s not really a wearable chair, more a shooting stick that you Velcro to your bum at the cost of getting to sit in a more comfortable chair.

From The Guardian

I put the rifle up on the shooting sticks and took a shot.”

From Washington Times

Anyway, the good news from the Greenwich site is that spectators are allowed to take in a shooting stick.

From The Guardian