hickory stick
Tough wood rod
A hickory stick is a rod or switch cut from the hickory tree, traditionally used for corporal punishment in schools and homes.
The wood's density and flexibility made it effective for striking.
The term appears in folk songs and nostalgic references to old-fashioned discipline: reading and writing and 'rithmetic, taught to the tune of a hickory stick.
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