Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for swagger stick

swagger stick

noun

  1. a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.


swagger stick

noun

  1. a short cane or stick carried on occasion mainly by army officers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of swagger stick1

First recorded in 1885–90
Discover More

Example Sentences

Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.

He peeled off his overcoat and hung it on the hall tree, sticking his swagger-stick in one of its pockets.

Then he picked up his silver-trimmed dress swagger-stick and marched out into the main office to meet the chaplain, and his wife.

It looked rather like a British swagger stick: slim, dainty, well balanced.

The younger Haer slapped his swagger stick against his bare leg and kilt.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


swaggeringswaggie