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- noun Plural form of
stick-tight .
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Examples
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The lady states that the bees roll and scratch in their vain attempts to rid themselves of these annoying stick-tights, and finally, worried out, fall to the bottom of the hive, or go forth to die on the outside.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 Various
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This will show up most strongly, however, in reduced tonnage for next year, and stick-tights for this year.
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In pursuing your way you rub off a portion of these fruits, and at the end of the journey, or before, you sit down in some comfortable spot and deliberately pick off the unwelcome stick-tights.
Seed Dispersal 1878
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'em off, no more than them spiteful little stick-tights that get all over your clo'es ....
An Alabaster Box Florence Morse Kingsley 1898
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