stix

Noun

sticks pl (plural only)

1. (derogatory, informal, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article) rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.
   • We had to drive way out into the sticks to visit that customer.
2. (plural, plural-only) Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over.
   • It was a maiden race over the "sticks," and the trainer's instructions were to slip off and make the running throughout.1902, Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction, volume 40, page 469
3. (plural, plural-only, slang, chiefly by long-time users) crutches

Noun

stick (countable and uncountable, plural sticks)

1. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
   • The beaver's dam was made out of sticks.

   Synonyms:

   branch, twig, rice, kindling, brush

2. A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
   • I found several good sticks in the brush heap.
3. (US) A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
   • I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.

   Synonyms:

   two by four

4. A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
   • I don’t need my stick to walk, but it’s helpful.

   Synonyms:

   cane, walking stick

5. A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
   • As soon as the fight started, the guards came in swinging their sticks.
6. The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
   • When cutting the door parts, I cut all the copes first, then the sticks.1997, Joseph Beals, “Building Interior Doors”, in Doors, Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 82

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