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painstick

painstick noun: a weapon consisting of a baton capable of delivering a jolt of pain on contact with the body.

Noun

painstick (plural painsticks)

  1. A weapon consisting of a baton capable of delivering a jolt of pain on contact with the body.

Forms of painstick

pluralpainsticks

Origin of painstick

From pain + stick.

Questions about painstick

What does painstick mean?
Painstick means a weapon consisting of a baton capable of delivering a jolt of pain on contact with the body.
What part of speech is painstick?
Painstick is a noun.
What is the plural of painstick?
The plural of painstick is painsticks.

Words near painstick in the dictionary

  1. painstakers
  2. painstaking
  3. painstakingly
  4. painstakingness
  5. painstakings
  6. painstick
  7. painsticks
  8. painsweat
  9. Painswick
  10. painsworthy
  11. paint

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