cleft stick

noun

A stick with a split at one end, once used by runners to carry written messages

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Meanings

nouncleft stick (plural cleft sticks)

plural cleft sticks

  1. A stick with a split at one end, once used by runners to carry written messages
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APA

cleft stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleft%20stick

MLA

“cleft stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleft%20stick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleft stick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleft%20stick.

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