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talking sticks

talking sticks is the plural of talking stick.

Meaning of talking stick

Noun

talking stick (plural talking sticks)

  1. A ceremonial stick that grants the holder the right to speak in a group discussion.
    Synonyms:
    speaker's staff
  2. (Australia) A piece of wood which is used by aboriginal Australians as part of or a form of communication either by being carved or by another method.
    • These "talking sticks" appear to have been made according to some conventional design known among the tribes using them.1901, R. H. Mathews, “Pictorial Art Among the Australian Aborigines”, in Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, volume XXXIII, London...

Questions about talking sticks

What is talking sticks the plural of?
Talking sticks is the plural of talking stick.

Words near talking sticks in the dictionary

  1. talking someone's head off
  2. talking someone's leg off
  3. talking statue
  4. talking statues
  5. talking stick
  6. talking sticks
  7. talking the ears off a donkey
  8. talking the ears off someone
  9. talking the hind leg off a donkey
  10. talking the hind legs off a donkey
  11. talking the leg off the Lamb of God

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