noun
Origin: ME stykylbak < OE sticel, a prick, sting < base of sticca (see stick) + ME bak, back
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English stikelbak
Origin: : Old English sticel, prick; see steig- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + Middle English bak, back; see back1
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