sticks /stɪks/noun 3phrases 2 noun[plural only]3 •(informal) rural terrain, especially a woody area; any rural region.We had to drive way out into the sticks to visit that customer. •(slang) crutches •Hurdles or other obstacles to be jumped over.It was a maiden race over the "sticks," and the trainer's instructions were to slip off and make the running throughout. — 1902 Phrases with sticks see what sticksTo test multiple tactics at once in order to attain a particular result. sticks and stonesany obsolete technology (usually of military and law enforcement purposes) when used in comparison to state of the art technology used by the antagonists or competitors.
