"devil sticks" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: devil stick [singular]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=devil sticks|sg=devil stick}} devil sticks pl (normally plural, singular devil stick)
  1. A juggling prop consisting of two hand sticks (dowels) and a third larger, hourglass-shaped stick. Wikipedia link: devil sticks Tags: plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Juggling Related terms: flower sticks

Inflected forms

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