fighting stick

noun

A handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.

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Meanings

nounfighting stick (plural fighting sticks)

plural fighting sticks

  1. A handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.

    The first they knew was the thud, thud, of the fighting-sticks on the heads of the two old people.

    1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 194
  2. An elongate grip to move in a videogame.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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