Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stick, usually made of hickory, with a basketwork guard for the hand, used in fencing.
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Examples
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He was victor whose fencing-stick detached his opponent's feather.
Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Maud Diver 1906
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The blare of the megaphone -- a poor substitute for heralds 'trumpets -- called the knights of the wire-mask and fencing-stick into the lists.
Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Maud Diver 1906
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The success of my experiment soon began not only to astonish me, but to make me feel the responsibility of knowing that I held in my hand a weapon instead of the mere fencing-stick I had supposed.
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
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