licorice stick


nounSlang.
  1. a clarinet.

Origin of licorice stick

1
First recorded in 1930–35

Words Nearby licorice stick

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How to use licorice stick in a sentence

  • The licorice-stick was so shiny and black, and he had laid his tongue on it one sweet instant, so he knew just how good it tasted.

    The Very Small Person | Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • He held up the licorice-stick and traced a wavery little line round it with his finger-nail.

    The Very Small Person | Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • She would open it by-and-by and find the golden alley and the singing-top and the licorice-stick.

    The Very Small Person | Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • "Dey's nice black print," licorice stick said with reverent appreciation.

    Pee-wee Harris | Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of licorice stick were as nothing.

    Pee-wee Harris | Percy Keese Fitzhugh