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fighting stick

fighting stick noun: a handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.

Noun

fighting stick (plural fighting sticks)

  1. A handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.
    • The first they knew was the thud, thud, of the fighting-sticks on the heads of the two old people.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 194
  2. An elongate grip to move in a videogame.

Forms of fighting stick

pluralfighting sticks

Questions about fighting stick

What does fighting stick mean?
Fighting stick means a handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.
What part of speech is fighting stick?
Fighting stick is a noun.
What is the plural of fighting stick?
The plural of fighting stick is fighting sticks.

Words near fighting stick in the dictionary

  1. fighting one's guts out
  2. fighting out
  3. fighting shy
  4. fighting spirit
  5. fighting spirits
  6. fighting stick
  7. fighting sticks
  8. fighting the good fight
  9. fighting the tiger
  10. fighting to the death
  11. fighting up

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