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sticking ppl
   Comb sticking bud: cockle-bur (Xanthium spp); dried pod for seeds that sticks to clothing.
   P 148-67 ~s: burrs or balls, about half-inch in diameter, that stick to your pants as you walk through country. P 245-76 ~s. Burrs with spike-like formations, produced by a weed and used as missiles by children.
   sticking tommy: funnel-shaped metal candleholder used in an outhouse for illumination at night (P 182-76).

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