pick-up sticks

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pick-up sticks

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  1. uncountable A game in which players attempt to remove sticks from a scattered pile without disturbing any stick other than the one currently being removed.

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@misc{pick_up_sticks_2026,
  title = {pick-up sticks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pick-up%20sticks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}