Meanings
nounstanstickle (plural stanstickles)
plural stanstickles
- UKdialectalA small fish, the threespine stickleback.
Origin
- Middle Englishstanstikel
- Englishstanstickle
From Middle English stanstikel.
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APA
stanstickle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanstickle
MLA
“stanstickle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanstickle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stanstickle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stanstickle.
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