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old stick

old stick noun: a person.

Noun

old stick (plural old sticks)

  1. (UK, colloquial, idiomatic) A person.
    • He's a funny old stick but I think you'll like him.

Forms of old stick

pluralold sticks

Questions about old stick

What does old stick mean?
Old stick means a person.
What part of speech is old stick?
Old stick is a noun.
What is the plural of old stick?
The plural of old stick is old sticks.

Words near old stick in the dictionary

  1. old squaw
  2. old squaws
  3. old stager
  4. old stagers
  5. Old Station
  6. old stick
  7. old sticks
  8. Old Stone Age
  9. Old Strait
  10. Old Stratford
  11. Old Style

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