"rabbit stick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rabbit sticks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rabbit stick (plural rabbit sticks)
  1. A curved stick similar to a boomerang, used by the Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni to hunt rabbits, prairie dogs, and coyotes. Wikipedia link: throwing stick Synonyms: kleane, throwing club, throwing stick
    Sense id: en-rabbit_stick-en-noun-Ko3fz-AI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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