yamstick

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noun

A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.

“She thrust her yamstick into the hard ground to reach the prized tuber.”

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Meanings

nounyamstick (plural yamsticks)

plural yamsticks · alternative yam-stick · alternative yam stick

  1. A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.

    She thrust her yamstick into the hard ground to reach the prized tuber.

Origin

From yam + stick.

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APA

yamstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yamstick

MLA

“yamstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yamstick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yamstick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yamstick.

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