sugar stick

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• Sugar

  ·vt To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with. II. Sugar ·noun Compli...

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• sugar

  n. slang for money. It may be doubtedif it is specially Australian. 1887. J. Bonwick, `Romance of ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Stick

  ·vt A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab. II. Stick ·vi To cause difficulties, scruples, or h...

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• to stick

  To take in; to impose upon; to cheat in trade. 'I'm stuck with a counterfeit note;' 'He went to a ho...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Confectioners' sugar

  ·add. ·- A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, ·esp. suited to confectioners' uses. ...

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• Sugar-house

  ·noun A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar manufactory. ...

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• sugar sops

  Toasted bread soked in ale, sweetened with sugar, and grated nutmeg: it is eaten with cheese. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• sugar-ant

  n. a small ant, known in many partsof Australia by this name because of its fondness for sweetthing...

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• sugar-bag

  n. nest of honey, and the honey. 1881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. i. p. 67: «Th...

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• sugar-grass

  n. an Australian grass, Erianthus fulvus, Kunth., N.O. Gramineae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Nati...

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• sugar-gum

  n. an Australian Gum, Eucalyptuscorynocalyx of South Australia and North-Western Victoria.The folia...

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• sugar maple

  (Acer saccharintem.) A handsome forest tree from 50 to 80 feet high, from the sap of which is made t...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• sugar orchard

  A collection of maple trees selected and preserved in the forest for the purpose of making sugar the...

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• sugar-loaf

  A term applied to conical hills along a sea-coast. ...

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• Mahl-stick

  ·noun ·see Maul-stick. ...

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• Maul-stick

  ·noun A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. ...

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• Message stick

  ·add. ·- A stick, carved with lines and dots, used, ·esp. by Australian aborigines, to convey inform...

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• Poking-stick

  ·noun A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs. ...

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• Stick-lac

  ·noun ·see the Note under <<Lac>>. ...

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• Stick-seed

  ·noun A plant (Echinospermum Lappula) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutl...

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• Stick-tight

  ·noun Beggar's ticks. ...

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• Throwing stick

  ·add. ·- An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a spear; — called also throw stick...

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• chop-stick

  A fork. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• stick flams

  A pair of gloves. ...

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• drafting-stick

  n. a stick used in draftingcattle. 1884. Rolf Boldrewood, `Melbourne Memories,' c. x. p. 72: «We ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• fire-stick

  n. name given to thelighted stick which the Australian natives frequently carryabout, when moving f...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• message-stick

  n. The aboriginals sometimescarve little blocks of wood with various marks to conveymessages. These...

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• paddymelon-stick

  n. a stick used by theaborigines for knocking paddymelons (q.v.) on the head. 1851. J. Henderson, ...

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• stick-caterpillar

  n. See phasmid. ...

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• stick-up

  v. tr. 1) The regular word for theaction of bushrangers stopping passers-by on the highway androbbi...

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• throwing-stick

  n. native Australian weapon,by means of which the spear is thrown. See Woomera. 1802. G. Barringto...

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• walking-stick

  n. See phasmid. ...

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• whip-stick

  n. variety of dwarf Eucalypt; one of the Mallees; forming thick scrub. 1874. M. C., `Explorers,' p...

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• yam-stick

  n. See quotation 1882, Tolmer. 1863. M. K. Beveridge, `Gatherings,' p. 27. «One leg's thin as Lie...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• to cut stick

  To be off, to leave immediately and go with all speed. A vulgar expression, and often heard. It is a...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• sharp stick

  'He's after him with a sharp stick;' i. e. he's determined to have satisfaction, or revenge. Western...

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• stick-chimney

  In newly settled parts of the country, where log-houses form the first habitations of the settlers, ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• gob-stick

  A horn or wooden spoon. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• head-stick

  A short round stick with a hole at each end, through which the head-rope of some triangular sails is...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• scouring-stick

  See scourer ...

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• Sugar Baker's Court

  East out of Creechurch Lane. In Aldgate Ward (L.C.C. List of Streets, 1912). First mention: "Sugar ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sugar Baker's Yard

  See Sugar Baker's Court. ...

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• Sugar Loaf Alley

  1) East out of Mark Lane, nearly opposite the Old Navy Office. In Tower Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, ...

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• Sugar Loaf Court

  1) West out of Garlick Hill at No.14 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward. Near Little Trinity Lane. Fi...

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• Sugar Loaf Yard

  See Sugar Loaf Court, Angel Alley. ...

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• sugar-loaf sea

  High turbulent waves with little wind. ...

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• palm, walking-stick

  n. a Queensland plant, Bacularia monostachya, F. v. M., N.O. Palmeae.So called because the stem is ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• walking-stick palm

  n. See under palm, walking-stick. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• to cut one's stick

  To be off, to leave immediately and go with all speed. A vulgar expression, and often heard. It is a...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Sugar Loaf Alley, Court

  East out of Moor Lane, leading into Sugarloaf Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Str...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• to shake a stick at

  A ridiculous phrase very often heard in low language. When a man is puzzled to give one an idea of a...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• cut a stick, to

  To make off clandestinely. ♦ Cut your stick, be off, or go away. ...

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• Angel and Sugar Loaf Yard

  In the Minories (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. Named after a house there with ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• Sugar Loaf (Sugarloaf) Court, Angel Alley

  South out of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831). First mention: "S...

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• Sugar Loaf Court, Lamb Alley

  West out of Lamb Mley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 108-Lond. Guide, 1758). ...

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• Sugar Loaf Court, Leadenhall Street

  South out of Leadenhall Street, at No.49, to Fenchurch Buildings (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. ...

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• death's head upon a mop-stick

  A poor miserable, emaciated fellow; one quite an otomy. See otomy.-- He looked as pleasant as the p...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose