01 n. A small stick; a rod; a verge.
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1.
A small stick; a rod; a verge.“With good smart blows of a wand on his back.” — Locke.
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A staff of authority.“Though he had both spurs and wand, they seemed rather marks of sovereignty than instruments of punishment.” — Sir P. Sidney.
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A rod used by conjurers, diviners, magicians, etc.“Picus bore a buckler in his hand; His other waved a long divining wand.” — Dryden.
Phrases & compounds
Wand of peace —
a wand, or staff, carried by the messenger of a court, which he breaks when deforced (that is, hindered from executing process), as a symbol of the deforcement, and protest for remedy of law.