trench stick

noun

Definitions

  1. A type of baton or cane used by soldiers in military trenches, especially of the First…

    A type of baton or cane used by soldiers in military trenches, especially of the First World War, for manoeuvring and for basic combat.

    • Paid a visit to Sir Robert Garrett, whom I was glad to find looking just as well as in the old days when he used to trudge past my hut with his "trench-stick" in his hand.
    • He made a circle in the dust with his trench stick, and stared into the center of it.

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