Carry the stick
carry the stick
verb phrase
To be a hobo; bum around
[1940s+ Hoboes; fr the stick on which the hobo carried his or her bindle]
Read Also:
- Carrys
a male given name, form of Carew. a female given name, form of Caroline. Historical Examples It seems strange to me that them that preach up the doctrine don’t admire one who carrys it out. An English Grammar W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell verb (mainly transitive) -ries, -rying, -ried (also intransitive) to take […]
- Carryable
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The […]
- Carryall
a large bag, basket, etc., especially a large, lightweight piece of luggage with soft sides. a four-wheeled covered carriage having seats for four persons, usually drawn by one horse. a passenger automobile or bus having two facing benches running the length of the body. Historical Examples “That’s what they get for crowding us out of […]
- Carrying
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people. to wear, hold, or have around one: He carries his knife in his pocket. He carries a cane. to contain or be capable of containing; hold: The […]
- Carrying-capacity
the maximum, equilibrium number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment. Abbreviation: K. Historical Examples They were usually slow machines, speed being sacrificed in carrying-capacity. Inventions of the Great War A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond noun (ecology) the maximum number of individuals that an area of land […]