The Hickory Stick Crossword Clue

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	noun • a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children
	42%	13		The pignut hickory is closely related to the shagbark hickory
	noun • an American hickory tree having bitter nuts
	34%	5		Applies the hickory stick
	noun • a stick that people can lean on to help them walk • a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane • a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment verb • beat with a cane

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New York Times13 Jul 1980	Down 37
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