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Proverb

prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling

bamboo rod (stick, pole)

holy staff; sacred staff

blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to someone else's fight

burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)

rod of Asclepius

yellow bird's-nest (Monotropa hypopitys); pinesap; false beechdrops

brace (in construction); angle brace

mace; (ceremonial) staff

wand used when preparing gruel for the 15th of the first month (said to cure sterility in women)

crosier; crozier

Burmannia championii (species of flowering plant)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Orb and Sceptre (march by Sir William Walton)

guard of honour; honor guard

Historical term

ball-and-mallet game played during New Year's celebrations

Historical term

tree branch used as a charm against evil

Historical term

flail with a retractable iron weight and chain

Rare term

crutches

Rare term

forked stick