Penang lawyer

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English

Etymology

Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca.

Noun

Penang lawyer (plural Penang lawyers)

A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).
- 1901-02, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles:
  It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer."

References

“Penang lawyer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Licuala+acutifida at The Plant List

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