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Sabbath stick

Sabbath stick noun: a golf club disguised as a walking stick (with the club's head held in the hand while walking) for use on Sundays, on which the Church of Scotland had discouraged the playing of golf.

Noun

Sabbath stick (plural Sabbath sticks)

  1. (historical) A golf club disguised as a walking stick (with the club's head held in the hand while walking) for use on Sundays, on which the Church of Scotland had discouraged the playing of golf.

Forms of Sabbath stick

pluralSabbath sticks

Questions about Sabbath stick

What does Sabbath stick mean?
Sabbath stick means a golf club disguised as a walking stick (with the club's head held in the hand while walking) for use on Sundays, on which the Church of Scotland had discouraged the playing of golf.
What part of speech is Sabbath stick?
Sabbath stick is a noun.
What is the plural of Sabbath stick?
The plural of Sabbath stick is Sabbath sticks.

Words near Sabbath stick in the dictionary

  1. Sabbath observers
  2. sabbath of the land
  3. Sabbath Queen
  4. Sabbath school
  5. Sabbath schools
  6. Sabbath stick
  7. Sabbath sticks
  8. Sabbath-breaker
  9. Sabbath-breakers
  10. Sabbath-breaking
  11. Sabbath-breakings

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