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digging stick

digging stick noun: a durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agriculture for digging or tilling.

digging stick: a durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used...
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Noun

digging stick (plural digging sticks)

  1. A durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agriculture for digging or tilling.

Forms of digging stick

pluraldigging sticks

Questions about digging stick

What does digging stick mean?
Digging stick means a durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agriculture for digging or tilling.
What part of speech is digging stick?
Digging stick is a noun.
What is the plural of digging stick?
The plural of digging stick is digging sticks.

Words near digging stick in the dictionary

  1. digging oneself into a hole
  2. digging out
  3. digging out of a hole
  4. digging over
  5. digging round
  6. digging stick
  7. digging sticks
  8. digging up
  9. digging up dirt
  10. diggings
  11. Diggins

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