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walking stick
noun
1
: a straight rod or stick (as of wood or aluminum) that is used to provide stability in walking or hiking
2
: stick insect
especially
: one (Diapheromera femorata) of the U.S. and Canada
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His friend Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov urges him to compose, using a walking stick to tickle him awake.
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Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
More recently he has been seen with a walking stick and sometimes uses a wheelchair.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
During these remarks, a television camera briefly focused on Pelosi, who slowly moved her head from side-to-side while appearing crestfallen and holding a walking stick.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The Iron Man, for example, crafts a sturdy walking stick for the Scarecrow and, when the Scarecrow is stranded in the water during a perilous river crossing, Elli and the others refuse to leave him behind.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
More recently he has been seen with a walking stick and sometimes uses a wheelchair.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
During these remarks, a television camera briefly focused on Pelosi, who slowly moved her head from side-to-side while appearing crestfallen and holding a walking stick.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The Iron Man, for example, crafts a sturdy walking stick for the Scarecrow and, when the Scarecrow is stranded in the water during a perilous river crossing, Elli and the others refuse to leave him behind.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Walking stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walking%20stick. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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