walking stick

/ˌwɔkɪŋ ˈstɪk/

/ˈwɔkɪŋ stɪk/

Other forms: walking sticks

Definitions of walking stick

1. noun

   a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
   types:

   cane

   a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

   supplejack

   walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine

   malacca, malacca cane

   a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm

   swagger stick

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

   sword cane, sword stick

   a cane concealing a sword or dagger

   type of:

   stick

   an implement consisting of a length of wood
2. noun

   any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
   synonyms: stick insect, walkingstick

   types:

   Diapheromera femorata, diapheromera

   a variety of stick insect

   type of:

   phasmid, phasmid insect

   large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects