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lopped stick Obs.

• (originally associated with the northern Indians) a tall, conspicuous spruce or pine denuded of all but its topmost branches to serve as a mark of honor for a friend, as a monument, or often as a living talisman of the man for whom it was made.

  See also: lobstick  

  • 1830  (1954)  The Voyageurs agreed among themselves to cut a "May Pole," or "Lopped Stick" for me. . . .