walking stick
a stick held in the hand and used to help support oneself while walking.
Also walk·ing·stick .Also called stick insect. any of several insects of the family Phasmidae, having a long, slender, twiglike body.
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How to use walking stick in a sentence
These portable fans sit comfortably around your neck so you can keep your hands on the steering wheel, tongs, walking stick, oar, etc.
Best portable fans: Stay chill on a hot day with a cooling personal fan | Irena Collaku | July 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRecords identified by prosecutors indicate Barnett bought a 950,000-volt stun gun walking stick at a Bass Pro Shop in Arkansas five days before he traveled to Washington.
Capitol riot suspect pictured at Pelosi’s desk screams ‘It’s not fair’ in courtroom tantrum | Meryl Kornfield | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostSo, these were animals I was spending all day long with, just following around with a walking stick thing, which every now and then would turn into a blow gun and get somebody in the rear when he wasn’t looking.
“We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting.” (Ep. 446) | Steven D. Levitt | January 7, 2021 | FreakonomicsHe wore white gloves, a dignified long black coat, and matching pants and vest, and he carried a dark walking stick.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate | Philip Dray | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“You are a spy,” she screams, waving first her walking stick and then a bunch of dill at me.
By using his walking stick he discovered that they formed a trail to a point in the wall.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeHad they to return to purgatory by themselves—had the heavy white walking-stick to walk off without its owner?
Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts | George CruikshankFollowing the example of many other parsons, he likes a closely-buttoned coat and a walking stick.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusThe dog does not like the corner where the walking-stick stands.
Wood Magic | Richard JefferiesThey got up swiftly and silently, and crept to the walking stick.
A World Called Crimson | Darius John Granger
British Dictionary definitions for walking stick
a stick or cane carried in the hand to assist walking
the usual US name for stick insect
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