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ugly stick n

(Canada, music) A traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned from household and toolshed items, typically a mop handle attached with bottle caps, small bells, tin cans, etc., which are struck with a drumstick while one end of the handle is hit against the floor. (chiefly US, slang, humorous) A notional stick with which unattractive people are said to have been hit, causing them to become ugly.

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