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pugil stick

[pyoo-juhl]
–noun
a long pole or stick with padded ends used to carry out mock combat.
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pu·gil stick   (pyōō'jəl)   
n.  A long pole with padded ends used in the armed forces to simulate bayonet fighting.

[Latin pugil, pugilist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots + stick.]
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