"poking-stick" meaning in All languages combined

See poking-stick on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: poking-sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poking-stick (plural poking-sticks)
  1. (historical) A small metal rod that was heated and used to adjust the plaits of ruffs on clothing. Tags: historical Related terms: better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, more than one can poke a stick at
    Sense id: en-poking-stick-en-noun-9XOGOwLx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "rod",
          "rod"
        ],
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ],
        [
          "plait",
          "plait"
        ],
        [
          "ruff",
          "ruff"
        ],
        [
          "clothing",
          "clothing"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) A small metal rod that was heated and used to adjust the plaits of ruffs on clothing."
      ],
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "more than one can poke a stick at"
        }
      ],
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        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "poking-stick"
}
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      ],
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          "rod",
          "rod"
        ],
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ],
        [
          "plait",
          "plait"
        ],
        [
          "ruff",
          "ruff"
        ],
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      ],
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        "(historical) A small metal rod that was heated and used to adjust the plaits of ruffs on clothing."
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