Ashplant

//ˈæʃ.plænt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ash sapling.
  2. 2
    A walking stick. Ireland

    "The colonnade above him made him think vaguely of an ancient temple and the ashplant on which he leaned wearily of the curved stick of an augur. / He began to beat the frayed end of his ashplant against the base of a pillar."

  3. 3
    A cane for administering corporal punishment.

    "Bob Cherry bent over and touched his toes. The ashplant swished and swished."

Example

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"The colonnade above him made him think vaguely of an ancient temple and the ashplant on which he leaned wearily of the curved stick of an augur. / He began to beat the frayed end of his ashplant against the base of a pillar."

Etymology

From ash + plant.

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