_:vb6829626 . _:vb6829627 . _:vb6829628 . "1.2" . _:vb6829625 . . _:vb6829625 "A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size."@en . _:vb6829628 "It is a fine stick, about 70 feet long."@en . _:vb6829626 "I found several good sticks in the brush heap."@en . _:vb6829628 "1887 August 22, \u201CAt Work on the Thistle\u201D, in The New York Times:"@en . _:vb6829627 "What do you call a boomerang that won't come back? A stick."@en .