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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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Among the photos were his pups, chicken coops covered in snow and David trekking through the terrain with a walking stick.
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Webster carried an impressive wood walking stick that spiraled like a narwhal tusk.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2026
Bring Trekking Poles Bring a walking stick or hiking poles to help reduce the balance challenge and encourage your upper-body muscles to take on some of the stress your knees may otherwise field, Sommer says.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
Investigators recovered some of the clothing and a walking stick that Silva was seen wearing and carrying in the surveillance footage in a parking lot accessible on foot from the Eastern Bank ATM that exploded.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Webster carried an impressive wood walking stick that spiraled like a narwhal tusk.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2026
Bring Trekking Poles Bring a walking stick or hiking poles to help reduce the balance challenge and encourage your upper-body muscles to take on some of the stress your knees may otherwise field, Sommer says.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
Investigators recovered some of the clothing and a walking stick that Silva was seen wearing and carrying in the surveillance footage in a parking lot accessible on foot from the Eastern Bank ATM that exploded.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Walking stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walking%20stick. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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