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Grammar : Noun



Definition of big stick

  • As in heavy hand : noun oppression
  • As in iron hand : noun rigorous or stern control
  • As in finesse : noun know-how, maneuver
Example sentences :
  • Instantly, each lad had armed himself with a big stick and had attacked him.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Settlers » by Noah Brooks
  • He appeared right in front of us on the trail, flourishing a big stick.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • He had a big stick, and carried a large flat valise in one hand.
  • Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton
  • He could not see what Sarah saw—a figure, a spirit, clutching a big stick.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends » by Gertrude Landa
  • But Eagle-eye chased him with a big stick and drove him away from the spot.
  • Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • On top they say, is the governor with a big stick which he uses to thump his staff.
  • Extract from : « Tartarin de Tarascon » by Alphonse Daudet
  • Who was going to come down when you was hitting at him with that big stick?
  • Extract from : « Quicksilver » by George Manville Fenn
  • I wish I had my big stick to stick into their backs, if they do come.
  • Extract from : « The Cabin on the Prairie » by C. H. (Charles Henry) Pearson
  • By the bright flame which lit him up I could see that he carried a big stick in his hand.
  • Extract from : « Nobody's Boy » by Hector Malot
  • You are a fool because you lay in wait with a big stick to bang your enemy about the head.
  • Extract from : « Wild Margaret » by Geraldine Fleming

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