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sticking-place (plural sticking-places)
- (idiomatic, dated) The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :But screw your courage to the sticking-place,
And we'll not fail.
1837, Thomas Carlyle, “September”, in The French Revolution: A History , volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, book:Old men, who heard it, will still tell you how the reverberating voice made all hearts swell, in that moment; and braced them to the sticking-place.
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