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trench stick

trench stick noun: a type of baton or cane used by soldiers in military trenches, especially of the First World War, for manoeuvring and for basic combat.

Noun

trench stick (plural trench sticks)

  1. A type of baton or cane used by soldiers in military trenches, especially of the First World War, for manoeuvring and for basic combat.
    • Paid a visit to Sir Robert Garrett, whom I was glad to find looking just as well as in the old days when he used to trudge past my hut with his "trench-stick" in his hand.1859 January 30, William Howard Russell, My Diary in India
    • He made a circle in the dust with his trench stick, and stared into the center of it.1920, Philip Hamilton Gibbs, People of Destiny

Forms of trench stick

pluraltrench sticks

Questions about trench stick

What does trench stick mean?
Trench stick means a type of baton or cane used by soldiers in military trenches, especially of the First World War, for manoeuvring and for basic combat.
What part of speech is trench stick?
Trench stick is a noun.
What is the plural of trench stick?
The plural of trench stick is trench sticks.

Words near trench stick in the dictionary

  1. trench mortar
  2. trench mortars
  3. trench mouth
  4. trench plate
  5. trench plates
  6. trench stick
  7. trench sticks
  8. trench sweeper
  9. trench sweepers
  10. Trench Town
  11. trench warfare

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