LOPSTICK Definition & Meaning

lopstick

[ lop-stik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Canadian.

a tree trimmed of all but its topmost branches to serve as a landmark or marker.

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First recorded in 1815–25; lop ¹ + stick ¹

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“Leetil Tim has taken the short cut to the Lopstick Hill, but I cannot guess the reason why.”

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“Just so; Lopstick Hill,” returned Tim, correcting her with offhand gravity.

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This is called, in the parlance of the "Far West," a "lopstick."

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