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A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
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A telescopic baton manufactured by this company.
adj
(archaic, rare) fighting a close fight, closer than a sword's length to one's opponents.
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(American spelling) Alternative form of axe [(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.]
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A spike protruding from the back of an axe.
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(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
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Obsolete form of bayonet. [(military) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence and defence. Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which needed to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired.]
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Alternative form of bangstick [A kind of underwater speargun used primarily against sharks.]
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A poleaxe with a long blade that extends beyond the shaft.
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Synonym of barrel distortion
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(obsolete) A staff or cudgel.
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A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
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A piece of vegetable cut into the shape of a small stick
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(heraldry) Alternative form of baton [A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.]
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A stabbing with a bayonet.
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A kind of martel or war-hammer, with its head(s) shaped like a pick, mattock, or beak.
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(climbing) Synonym of knifeblade
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(farriery) A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, used to strike the fleam into the vein.
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(MLE, slang) A knife fit for a stabbing.
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Alternative form of bow saw [A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.]
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A weapon consisting of a metal reinforcement for the clenched fist, with finger holes molded in.
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Alternative form of baton [A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.]
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Alternative form of caltrop [(weaponry) A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles.]
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(weaponry) A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles.
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A stick or club used in the game of tipcat.
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One who carries a club; a club bearer.
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A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
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A weapon made of leather-covered metal similar to a blackjack.
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(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
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(now rare) A cudgel, originally made of the wood of a crabapple tree, hence any similar club.
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(dialectal) Obsolete form of cutlass. [(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.]
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(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
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(obsolete) walking stick
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In light swords, such as rapiers and modern weapons in the sport of fencing: that flexible part of the blade nearer the tip, as opposed to the more rigid part nearer the hilt.
n
Obsolete form of dirk. [A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.]
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(underwater diving) a type of knife used by divers, with a wide, serrated blade.
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Alternative form of dragonnade [(historical) A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.]
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(obsolete) A hilt made of this wood.
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A wooden version of the weapon used for practice
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An elf arrow; elf arrows.
v
(obsolete, rare, transitive) Attack with a falchion.
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An often decorated or otherwise elaborated piece of wood or similar sturdy material to hit opponents in sports or dispute-settling rituals.
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(historical) The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
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A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
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Alternative spelling of flèche [(fencing) To attack using the flèche method.]
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A set of two hand sticks and a third, softer, high-grip flower stick used for juggling.
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(archaic) To thrust with a sword; to stab at.
n
A piece of wood serving as a simple bridge over water.
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One who furbishes; especially, a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.
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Obsolete form of gavelock. [(rare, obsolete) A spear or dart.]
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(obsolete) A dashing swordsman.
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(obsolete, historical) A staff used in stick fighting; a quarterstaff.
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Alternative form of glaive [(obsolete, historical) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.]
n
An ax handle, used as an improvised weapon by train-riding hobos.
n
Alternative spelling of goon stick [An ax handle, used as an improvised weapon by train-riding hobos.]
n
A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or ramrod.
n
A young child's toy in which short cylinders can be hammered through holes in a framework
n
Alternative form of hand axe [A stone tool made by flaking to produce an edge, used without a handle.]
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(obsolete) A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin.
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A stick held in the hand and used in juggling disciplines such as devil sticks, flower sticks, diabolo, etc.
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(US, historical) A male hatchet-wielding participant in a Chinese-American tong war.
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(informal, fisticuffs) A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
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Alternative form of heel stick [The puncturing of the heel of a neonatal baby in order to withdraw a blood sample]
n
A stick of great size and weight.
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The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
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(military, historical) A small mortar on a gun carriage, in use before the howitzer.
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A lightweight medieval throwing-axe
n
(historical) A mid-16th-century Korean weapon that launched a barrage of rockets or arrows at enemies using gunpowder.
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Clipping of javelin. [A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.]
n
A soldier who throws a javelin.
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A soldier who throws a javelin
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A soldier using a javelin
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Alternative form of joss stick. [A stick of incense, especially (China Taoism, Buddhism, &c.) those burned as an offering before a Chinese shrine.]
n
Synonym of bollock dagger
n
A game wherein a player places his hand on a surface and tries to quickly stab the spaces between the fingers using a knife.
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(South Africa) A fighting stick, usually with a knob on the end.
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The curved part of a sword-guard that covers the fingers.
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A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
n
(India, countable) A heavy stick or club, usually used by policemen.
n
Obsolete form of lancet. [A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.]
n
A traditional marker found in the Boreal Forests of Canada, created by removing the middle or lower branches of a coniferous tree.
n
Alternative form of lobstick [A traditional marker found in the Boreal Forests of Canada, created by removing the middle or lower branches of a coniferous tree.]
n
Alternative form of maulstick [(art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.]
n
Alternative form of maulstick [(art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.]
n
A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
n
Alternative form of maulstick [(art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.]
n
(Scotland, historical) An essay written by a tradesman in order to qualify for his trade.
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A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
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(art) A short stick with a pad on one end, used by a painter to steady their hand, and to prevent it from accidentally touching the painting.
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(Australia) A piece of wood, etched with angular lines and dots, traditionally used by Australian aborigines to communicate messages between different clans and language groups.
n
A weapon which originated in ancient China, consisting of two weights connected by a rope or chain.
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A polearm used in Europe between the 15th and 19th centuries, normally consisting of two tines (prongs), straight and parallel or slightly flared.
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morning star (spiked weapon)
n
(weaponry) A type of pike.
n
A rodlike prop used by jugglers, held between the teeth and primarily used for balancing objects on.
n
One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.
n
(obsolete) A tally stick.
n
(US) Alternative form of nightstick [(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.]
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(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
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(medicine) An isolated fracture of the ulna due to direct trauma to the forearm. The name refers to a situation in which a person raises an arm and exposes the medial aspect of the forearm in anticipation of an overhead blow.
n
(science fiction) A weapon consisting of a baton capable of delivering a jolt of pain on contact with the body.
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(historical) An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.
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(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
n
Alternative form of peen [The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.]
n
(historical) A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake.
n
A stick that is used for stabbing.
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(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
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(military, historical) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
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A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
n
(US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
v
(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe.
n
A thin, sharpened bamboo sliver positioned at an angle to impale the victim.
n
(military slang) A type of hand grenade resembling such a utensil.
n
A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.
n
Any stick or pole used to prop something up.
n
A padded pole-like weapon used for military training for rifle and bayonet combat.
n
Alternative form of puncheon [A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc.]
n
A hand-held piece of wood or other material used in woodwork to control the motion of the workpiece and to protect the user's hands from the blade.
n
Alternative form of quarterstaff [A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.]
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Alternative form of quarterstaff [A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.]
n
A wooden staff of an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
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Synonym of punji (“sharpened stick set in a pit etc. as a trap”)
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A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
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(golf, historical) A golf club disguised as a walking stick (with the club's head held in the hand while walking) for use on Sundays, on which the Church of Scotland had discouraged the playing of golf.
n
Alternative form of sceat [(numismatics, historical) A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver.]
n
Alternative form of schene [(historical) An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.]
n
Obsolete form of scimitar. [A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.]
n
(lacrosse) The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
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(historical) A small piece of wood or bamboo used to clean the anus after defecation, once commonly used in East and South Asia.
n
(printing, historical) A printer's tool to be struck with a mallet for driving quoins.
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A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.
n
Alternative spelling of sgian dubh [(Scotland) A small, single-edged knife worn tucked into the hose (stocking) as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt.]
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Alternative spelling of sgian dubh [(Scotland) A small, single-edged knife worn tucked into the hose (stocking) as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt.]
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Alternative spelling of sgian dubh [(Scotland) A small, single-edged knife worn tucked into the hose (stocking) as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt.]
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(rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.
n
The stabbing of something with a spear.
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The separate handle of an atlatl.
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(Wicca, paganism) A forked ritual staff.
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A staff or walking stick.
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A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
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Alternative spelling of sticks (“rural area”) [(informal, derogatory, with "the") rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.]
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The handle of a whip, fishing rod, etc.
n
(dialectal) A stick passed along the rim of a corn-measure for the purpose of sweeping off excess corn in order to provide an exact measure.
n
a short stick carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority
v
To stab or cut with a sword
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Alternative form of swordsmanship [the skill of using a sword]
n
The point or tip of a sword.
v
(dated, beekeeping) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.
n
A knife designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively, typically as a weapon or for competitions of knife-throwing skill.
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A wooden tool used to throw a dart, spear or other missile; a spear thrower; (Australia) a woomera.
n
Synonym of throwing stick
n
A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand.
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A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
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A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
adj
Carrying or bearing a tomahawk.
n
One who uses a tomahawk as a weapon.
v
Pronunciation spelling of tomahawk. [To strike or cut up with a tomahawk.]
n
An upright stake on which people were nailed to be executed, especially that used to execute Jesus Christ according to the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.
n
(figuratively, dated) A slender leg.
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A torture device for dunking suspected witches by means of a chair attached to the end of a long pole.
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A type of baton or cane used by soldiers in military trenches, especially of the First World War, for manoeuvring and for basic combat.
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(obsolete) A knife; a cutting tool.
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Alternative form of truncheon [(obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance.]
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A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.
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(Canada, music) A traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned from household and toolshed items, typically a mop handle attached with bottle caps, small bells, tin cans, etc., which are struck with a drumstick while one end of the handle is hit against the floor.
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(Australia) A piece of wood; a stick or peg; also, a walking stick.
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A cane, a walking stick usually about hip high and often with a handle or formed handgrip on its upper end, made of a suitable material affording strength and rigidity or flexibility. Sometimes carried mainly as a fashion accessory or occasionally as a defensive weapon.
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A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.
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Alternative spelling of walking stick [A tool, such as a cane, used to ease pressure on the legs, and to aid stability, when walking.]
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(by extension) An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
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(law, Scotland, historical) A wand, or staff, carried by the messenger of a court, which he breaks when deforced (that is, hindered from executing process), as a symbol of the deforcement, and protest for remedy of law.
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Alternative form of wapinschaw [(Scotland, historical) An exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.]
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A medieval hammer-like weapon used in close combat.
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A club used as a weapon of war by various indigenous peoples.
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A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.
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(UK) A knife decorated with images or words suggesting that it is to be used to commit violence.
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