crabstick

noun

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as in hickory

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  1. hickory
  2. birch
  3. rattan
  4. mace
  5. switch
  6. stave
Noun
  • The lush collard greens start with turkey tails, house-smoked over post oak and hickory for added flavor.
    Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Virginia Shenandoah National Park is home to deciduous trees, including oaks, hickories, maples, and birches resulting in a stunning color palette ranging from deep reds and oranges to bright yellows and golds.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of hickory
Noun
  • In a test of the technology, a number of the sensor units were attached to the leaves of golden birch trees which were growing in the experimental garden of the University of Tokyo.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The Cat Couch is manufactured from Baltic birch wood in Arizona.
    Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of birch
Noun
  • Each tray is woven from artisanal rattan and includes 25 disposable guest towels with scalloped edges.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Expect to find swivel gliders in airy white linen, cribs and dressers accented with handwoven caning, and daybeds made from honey-toned rattan.
    Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of rattan
Noun
  • Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Before word of the murder has even reached Rhaenyra, Aegon has bludgeoned her would-be flagbearer to death with an ornate mace.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 June 2024
Definition of mace
Noun
  • Already, the league is seeing the benefits of that switch, with quarterfinal ratings coming in 1% lower than last year’s—better than the 10% drop group-play broadcasts on ESPN and TNT saw this season.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Forty-six percent of the public expect the economy to improve in the next year, up nine points from October, and driven by a switch of Republicans (and, to a lesser extent, independents) from pessimistic to optimistic.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of switch
Noun
  • It is made from finishing Yellowstone Select with toasted oak staves, this 100-proof bourbon brings extra character.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This comes on the heels of the relaunch of Maker’s Mark’s Wood Finishing Series, which arrived last June in the form of the Heart Release, a cask-strength bourbon finished with two different types of wood staves.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of stave
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