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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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