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crabstick

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as in switch, birch

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for crabstick

birch,
hickory,
rattan,
stave,
switch

blackjack,
knobkerrie,
mace

beetle,
gavel,
hammer,
mallet,
maul,
sledgehammer

bastinado
(or bastinade),
bat,
baton,
billy,
billy club,
bludgeon,
cane,
club,
cudgel,
nightstick,
rod,
rung
[Scottish],
sap,
shillelagh
(also shillalah),
staff,
truncheon,
waddy
[Australian]

crook,
crosier
(or crozier),
walking stick,
whangee

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