sticks
Translation
sticks, twigs, the boondocks, the countryside
Examples
The dog fetched the sticks.
The dog fetched the sticks.
They live out in the sticks.
They live out in the sticks.
Grammar Patterns
((plural noun)) thin pieces of wood from a tree The dog fetched the sticks.
in the sticks in a remote rural area They live out in the sticks.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (wood) branches, twigs; (countryside) the boondocks, the backwoods
Etymology
From Old English 'sticca' (rod, twig). The rural sense comes from the idea of an area full of trees and undergrowth (sticks).
Memory Tips
For the rural meaning, picture a place so remote there are only trees and sticks around.