| 单词 | stick fighter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstick fighter stick fighter n. a person who engages in stick fighting. [With use with reference to Caribbean fighting styles (compare quot. 1956) compare Caribbean French batonyé, batonnier (mid 20th cent. or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > fencing or exercise with sticks or cudgels > [noun] > practitioner back-swordman1600 back-sword1656 cudgel-player1711 cudgeller1811 stick player1828 stick fighter1845 stickman1908 1845 Simmonds's Colonial Mag. 6 296 They were attacked by the lotials or stick-fighters from the villages to which the factory servants belonged. 1956 Caribbean Q. 4 194 Later this aristocrat's masque was adopted by batonyé or stick fighters. 1968 E. Lovelace Schoolmaster i. 12 ‘Who say that?’ Miguel asked hotly, growing angry, and moving up and down like a stickfighter in a rage. 2003 Daily Disp. (E. London, S. Afr.) 18 July 15/2 He was extremely clever and a strong and cunning stick fighter. < as lemmas |
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