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fighting sticks

fighting sticks is the plural of fighting stick.

Meaning of fighting stick

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.

Questions about fighting sticks

What is fighting sticks the plural of?
Fighting sticks is the plural of fighting stick.

Words near fighting sticks in the dictionary

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

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