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shooting stick

shoot stick
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot stik]
    • /ʃut stɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoot stik]
    • /ʃut stɪk/

Definitions of shooting stick words

  • noun shooting stick a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events. 1
  • noun shooting stick a device that resembles a walking stick, having a spike at one end and a folding seat at the other 0
  • noun shooting stick a canelike stick with a spike at one end and a narrow, folding seat at the top for resting on 0
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Origin of shooting stick

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85

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Parts of speech for Shooting stick

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Shooting stick

shooting stick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% 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.

shooting stick usage trend in Literature

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