Feeding stick
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| - | [[File:Feeding stick (2).jpg|300px|thumb|Feeding stick]]noun - A feeding stick is a long slender mechanical implement with a cup or bottle holder at the end in which coaches can hand fuel (e.g., gel packs, food, chocolate) or hydration (e.g., water, Gatorade, tea) to their swimmers during a race or solo swim. The implement is generally hand-made. Some models can extend up to four meters in length and are portable for international travel. | + | [[File:10k beijing feeding.JPG|300px|thumb|left|Feeding poles used at the 2008 Beijing Olympics]][[File:Feeding stick (2).jpg|300px|thumb|Feeding stick]]noun - A feeding stick is a long slender mechanical implement with a cup or bottle holder at the end in which coaches can hand fuel (e.g., gel packs, food, chocolate) or hydration (e.g., water, Gatorade, tea) to their swimmers during a race or solo swim. The implement is generally hand-made. Some models can extend up to four meters in length and are portable for international travel. |
''The coach stood at the feeding pontoon with her feeding stick in order to hand the water bottle to her swimmer''. | ''The coach stood at the feeding pontoon with her feeding stick in order to hand the water bottle to her swimmer''. | ||
Revision as of 02:45, 1 February 2012
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The coach stood at the feeding pontoon with her feeding stick in order to hand the water bottle to her swimmer.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME stikke, OE sticca; akin to OHG stehho, ON stik stick].
Synonyms: Feeding pole and rod.
