Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handstick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hand-stick
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stick held in the hand and used in juggling disciplines such as devil sticks, flower sticks, diabolo, etc.

noun

A small and light stick-like hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Etymology

From hand + stick.

Inflected Forms

handsticks (plural)

Questions

What does handstick mean?: A stick held in the hand and used in juggling disciplines such as devil sticks, flower sticks, diabolo, etc.
Where does handstick come from?: From hand + stick.

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