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(historical) A small metal rod that was heated and used to adjust the plaits of ruffs on clothing..
Use poking-stick when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Poking-stick means (historical) A small metal rod that was heated and used to adjust the plaits of ruffs on clothing..
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