单词 | stick fight |
释义 | > as lemmasstick fight stick fight n. a fight or contest in which sticks are used as weapons; an instance of stick fighting. ΚΠ 1838 W. G. Simms Richard Hurdis I. xxiv. 214 Let him loose as he asks you, and try a hickory—I know you're famous at a stick fight. 1925 A. L. Kroeber Handbk. Indians Calif. 745 The victors met them, and a stick fight, chetmana'ak. 2002 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) (Nexis) 8 July Once you have thrown your hat in the political ring, or to use a stick-fighting equivalent, the ‘gayelle’ or stick-fight arena, you never leave it. < as lemmas |
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