swagger stick

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noun

a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.

Origin of swagger stick

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby swagger stick

swage, swage block, swagger, swagger coat, swaggering, swagger stick, swaggie, swagman, Swahili, swain, Swainson's hawk

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Example sentences from the Web for swagger stick

Sheen possessed himself of this swagger-stick, and reasoned with the sportive youth.
The White Feather|P. G. Wodehouse
Drummond was wont to keep a swagger-stick by his bedside for the better observance of law and order.
The White Feather|P. G. Wodehouse
He peeled off his overcoat and hung it on the hall tree, sticking his swagger-stick in one of its pockets.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang
Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang

Captain Winfree said, flinging his swagger-stick toward the calendar.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang

British Dictionary definitions for swagger stick

swagger stick

esp Brit swagger cane

noun

a short cane or stick carried on occasion mainly by army officers

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单词	swagger stick
释义	swagger stick SEE SYNONYMS FOR swagger stick ON THESAURUS.COM noun a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc. Origin of swagger stick First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby swagger stick swage, swage block, swagger, swagger coat, swaggering, swagger stick, swaggie, swagman, Swahili, swain, Swainson's hawk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swagger stick Sheen possessed himself of this swagger-stick, and reasoned with the sportive youth. The White Feather\|P. G. Wodehouse Drummond was wont to keep a swagger-stick by his bedside for the better observance of law and order. The White Feather\|P. G. Wodehouse He peeled off his overcoat and hung it on the hall tree, sticking his swagger-stick in one of its pockets. The Great Potlatch Riots\|Allen Kim Lang Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick. The Great Potlatch Riots\|Allen Kim Lang Captain Winfree said, flinging his swagger-stick toward the calendar. The Great Potlatch Riots\|Allen Kim Lang British Dictionary definitions for swagger stick swagger stick esp Brit swagger cane noun a short cane or stick carried on occasion mainly by army officers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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