DCHP-1 Online
rest-stick 
n. a sturdy stick or pole used to take the weight of a pack off the bearer's shoulders and forehead while he is resting on the trail.
See also: resting pole
- 1943 Dan cut a rest-stick and adjusted the tump strap across his forehead, so as to relieve his shoulders for the canoe load.
- 1943 Dan cut a rest-stick and adjusted the tump strap across his forehead, so as to relieve his shoulders for the canoe load.