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clue sticks

clue sticks is the plural of clue stick.

Meaning of clue stick

Noun

clue stick (plural clue sticks)

  1. (idiomatic) A metaphorical stick used to beat information or understanding into a slow learner.
    • Leadbetter needs to be thwacked with a legal clue stick. The law he's talking about applies only to Internet service providers, not reporters.2003 October 10, Declan McCullagh, “My letter from the FBI”, in ZDNet, retrieved 14 Apr 2009

Questions about clue sticks

What is clue sticks the plural of?
Clue sticks is the plural of clue stick.

Words near clue sticks in the dictionary

  1. clue by fours
  2. clue card
  3. clue cards
  4. clue in
  5. clue stick
  6. clue sticks
  7. clue up
  8. clue-by-four
  9. clue-by-fours
  10. cluebat
  11. cluebats

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