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walking stick

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: walking stick

1
 n
a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
2
 n
any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: walking stick
1

n a stick carried in the hand for support in walking

Types:
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cane
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
supplejack
walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine
malacca, malacca cane
a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm
swagger stick
a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers
sword cane, sword stick
a cane concealing a sword or dagger
Type of:
stick
an implement consisting of a length of wood
2

n any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies

Synonyms:
stick insect, walkingstick
Types:
Diapheromera femorata, diapheromera
a variety of stick insect
Type of:
phasmid, phasmid insect
large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
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