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sticking place

sticking place
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Definitions of sticking place words

  • noun sticking place Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm. 1
  • noun sticking place the place in the lower part of an animal's neck where the knife is thrust in slaughtering. 1

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Origin of sticking place

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Sticking place

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sticking place popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sticking place usage trend in Literature

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