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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
pugil stick
 
SYLLABICATION:pu·gil stick
PRONUNCIATION:  pyjl
NOUN: A long pole with padded ends used in the armed forces to simulate bayonet fighting.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin pugil, pugilist; see peuk- in Appendix I + stick.
 
 
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