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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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The same kind of nationwide monitoring by amateur naturalists doesn’t exist for less charismatic insects such as walking sticks.
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Eliza Grames, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Russian troops on walking sticks were targeted on the front line in Ukraine, a battlefield video appears to show.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
According to prosecutors, body camera footage and his own words, Barnett entered Pelosi’s office suite with a flagpole and a stun device concealed in a walking stick.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Just don’t forget to ask the staff about a brown bag lunch and pick up your walking stick, given to every guest upon arrival, before setting out into the woods.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
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Eliza Grames, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
Russian troops on walking sticks were targeted on the front line in Ukraine, a battlefield video appears to show.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
According to prosecutors, body camera footage and his own words, Barnett entered Pelosi’s office suite with a flagpole and a stun device concealed in a walking stick.
—Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Just don’t forget to ask the staff about a brown bag lunch and pick up your walking stick, given to every guest upon arrival, before setting out into the woods.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Walking stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walking%20stick. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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