Chinese

Noun

藜杖

1. (archaic) a walking stick fashioned from the hardened stalk of a goosefoot plant
   • c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 1

     遇一老人，碧眼童顏，手執藜杖

     He came across an old man, who had a youthful countenance, and was carrying a walking stick fashioned from the hardened stalk of a goosefoot plant.

Usage notes

• When the stalk of the goosefoot plant ages, it could be used by older people as a walking stick