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Definitions for: Sticker
[n] a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
[n] a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
[n] an adhesive label
[n] a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
Webster (1913) Definition: Stick"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.
2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or
poses. [Colloq.] --Tackeray.
3. (Mus.) In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in
part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by
pushing.
4. Same as Paster, 2. [Political Cant, U.S.]
Synonyms: dagger, gummed label, paster, poser, pricker, prickle, spine, stumper, thorn, toughie
See Also: aculeus, bodkin, bookplate, dirk, ex libris, haft, helve, hilt, knife, label, poniard, problem, stiletto
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