fighting stick

noun — 2 senses

fighting stick

noun
1

A handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.

  • The first they knew was the thud, thud, of the fighting-sticks on the heads of the two old people.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 194:
2

An elongate grip to move in a videogame.

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