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Ashplant

/ˈæʃ.plænt/ · noun

Meaning

An ash sapling..

Definitions by Sense

  1. An ash sapling.
  2. (Ireland) A walking stick.
  3. A cane for administering corporal punishment.

Example Sentences

"She'll do," said Kelly and tapped his ash-plant / Across her hindquarters.
The colonnade above him made him think vaguely of an ancient temple and the ashplant on which he leaned wearily of the curved stick of an augur. / He began to beat the frayed end of his ashplant against the base of a pillar.
She look her hat, and ashplant, and left them.
Unconscious of their bulging eyes, he pounded on the door of the mayor's house with the knob of his ashplant.
Bob Cherry bent over and touched his toes. The ashplant swished and swished.

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What does ashplant mean?

Ashplant means An ash sapling..

What is a synonym for ashplant?

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What is the opposite of ashplant?

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How do you use ashplant in a sentence?

"She'll do," said Kelly and tapped his ash-plant / Across her hindquarters.

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