"hoopstick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hoopsticks [plural]
Etymology: From hoop + stick. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hoop|stick}} hoop + stick Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoopstick (plural hoopsticks)
  1. A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof.
    Sense id: en-hoopstick-en-noun-XQQXlJd7
  2. A stick used for rolling a child's play hoop.
    Sense id: en-hoopstick-en-noun-M96KDvem Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87

Inflected forms

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