| 词汇 | courting stick |
| 词源 | courting stick. A slender wooden tube about six feet long, round at one end and octagonal at the other, and fitted at either end for ear and mouthpiece. It is said by some historians to have been used by New England courting couples to speak to each other privately while in the presence of others. Some re- gard the story as folklore. |
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