night stick
night stick
N n Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nahyt stik]
- /naɪt stɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nahyt stik]
- /naɪt stɪk/
Definitions of night stick words
- noun night stick a special club carried by a policeman; billy. 1
- noun night stick a heavy baton or club carried by a policeman 0
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Origin of night stick
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Night stick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
night stick popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
night stick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for night stick
noun night stick
- billy club — billy (def 1).
- billy-club — billy (def 1).
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