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stickfighting

stickfighting noun: fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain martial arts.

Noun

stickfighting (uncountable)

  1. Fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain martial arts.
    • He watches a kendo —— stickfighting —— match between another ronin and an amateur.2008 April 27, David Mamet, “Hard Lessons Learned in the Ring”, in New York Times
  2. (Internet, animation) Synonym of stick fight.
    Synonyms:
    stick fight

Synonyms of stickfighting

Forms of stickfighting

alternative formstick-fighting

Origin of stickfighting

From stick + fighting.

Questions about stickfighting

What does stickfighting mean?
Stickfighting means fighting with a staff or baton, as in certain martial arts.
What part of speech is stickfighting?
Stickfighting is a noun.

Words near stickfighting in the dictionary

  1. stickest
  2. sticketh
  3. stickfast flea
  4. stickfighter
  5. stickfighters
  6. stickfighting
  7. stickfigure
  8. stickfigures
  9. stickfrog
  10. stickful
  11. stickfuls

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