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Sticking Tommy

Sticking Tommy noun: miners safety candlestick.

Noun (1)

Sticking Tommy (plural Sticking Tommies)

  1. (colloquial) Miners safety candlestick.

Noun (2) capitalized: sticking Tommy

sticking Tommy (plural sticking Tommies)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative letter-case form of Sticking Tommy.

Forms of Sticking Tommy

pluralSticking Tommies
alternative formsticking Tommy
alternative formTommy Stick
pluralsticking Tommies

Origin of Sticking Tommy

Derived from sticking (the tool's function) + the name Tommy (often used as a general term in the 19th century).

Questions about Sticking Tommy

What does Sticking Tommy mean?
Sticking Tommy means miners safety candlestick.
What part of speech is Sticking Tommy?
Sticking Tommy is a noun.
What is the plural of Sticking Tommy?
The plural of Sticking Tommy is Sticking Tommies.

Words near Sticking Tommy in the dictionary

  1. sticking to one's last
  2. sticking to one's post
  3. sticking to one's text
  4. sticking to someone's ribs
  5. sticking together
  6. Sticking Tommy
  7. sticking up
  8. sticking up for
  9. sticking with
  10. sticking-place
  11. sticking-places

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