walking stick
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːkɪŋ stɪk/
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bastón
- You would not part an old man from his walking stick.
- walking stick is carried
And so, but it was a very fancy carved walking stick.
- And so, but it was a very fancy carved walking stick.
- A lot of them have walking sticks, you know, yeah, because they have osteoporosis.
- Oh, so my walking stick is like red and orange and autumnal themed.
- Succeeds, makes a walking stick with a hidden high pitched whistle inside it.
Examples
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She used her walking stick to help balance herself as she walked up the hill.
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The old man understood anyway, and with his walking stick, waved Eddie back in the direction of the highway.
Fiction book (1998) -
I see you still have that walking stick I gave you.
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I left my walking stick in the apartment.
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Would you like to see my African walking stick?
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I don't always use a walking stick.
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He's got a walking stick.
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Yeats held a walking stick in one hand, and a book lay open on his lap.
Fiction book (2002) -
Frank tightened his hold on his walking stick once more and listened more closely still.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was sweat on Frank's forehead now, and the hand on the walking stick was trembling.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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A long stick that helps a person walk
A walking stick made from the strong stem of a rattan palm
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a stick carried in the hand to provide support while walking' is directly and transparently composed from 'walking' (relating to moving on foot) + 'stick' (a handheld rod). This simple noun + noun/attributive adjective composition is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Walking stick is a simple name for a stick people carry to help with walking. So the name tells you exactly what it does: it gives support and balance when you walk.