cleft sticks

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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cleft stick
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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