Definition of riding stick in English:
riding stick
noun
1A stick which a child pretends to ride as if it were a horse; a hobby horse, or the stick of a hobby horse.
2A stick or switch used by a rider to urge a horse to move faster.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Florio (1553–1625), author and teacher of languages.
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