swagger stick

A short metal-tipped cane carried especially by officers in the armed forces.

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swagger stick

or esp Brit

swagger cane

(Military) a short cane or stick carried on occasion mainly by army officers

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swag′ger stick`

a short, batonlike stick, formerly carried by some army officers.

[1885–90]

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Noun

swagger stick - a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers

cane - a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

Translations

swagger stick

n → Offiziersstöckchen nt

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