pogo stick

See also: pogo-stick

English

A pogo stick

Etymology

An acronym of the surnames of German inventors Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall, trademarked.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pogo stick (plural pogo sticks)

1. A toy, used for hopping up and down on, consisting of a pole with a T-bar handle at one end, and spring-loaded footpads on the other.
2. (aviation, informal) Synonym of tailstand
   • 1959, Aviation Storekeeper 3 & 2, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, page 394:

     An internal cargo handling winch and “pogo stick” are provided for handling cargo inside the main cargo area.

Derived terms

• pogo-stick

Translations

toy used for hopping

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 彈簧單高蹺／弹簧单高跷 (tánhuáng dāngāoqiāo), 跳杆 (tiàogān)

• Finnish: hyppykeppi (fi)
• French: bâton sauteur m
• German: Springstock (de) m, Hüpfstock m
• Icelandic: kengúruprik n
• Russian: тренажёр кузне́чик m (trenažór kuznéčik)
• Spanish: pogo (es), palo saltarín
• Swedish: hoppstylta c, hoppjerka (sv) c, kängurupinne c

See also

• pogo stick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia