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Meaning of locust stick | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of truncheon formerly used by the New York City police force.

US, obsolete

Examples

“People avoided places where at any moment the festivities might be marred by an inrush of large men in blue uniforms armed with locust-sticks.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

locust tree locusta locustberry locustella locustellid warbler locustfinch

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