swagger stick
noun
: a short light stick usually covered with leather and tipped with metal at each end and intended for carrying in the hand (as by military officers)
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But for Healey, wielding a swagger stick could give people the wrong impression.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
The 24-inch rattan swagger stick in the hands of British officers was a hallmark of the empire’s rule in India for 200 years.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
The ruthless military officer with the monocle and the swagger stick who sends his men to senseless death and/or turns traitor.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Men of swagger: rapper Crisis Mr. Swagger, left, and General George Patton with swagger stick.
—Jessica Donati, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2018
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
The 24-inch rattan swagger stick in the hands of British officers was a hallmark of the empire’s rule in India for 200 years.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
The ruthless military officer with the monocle and the swagger stick who sends his men to senseless death and/or turns traitor.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Men of swagger: rapper Crisis Mr. Swagger, left, and General George Patton with swagger stick.
—Jessica Donati, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2018
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“Swagger stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swagger%20stick. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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