Penang lawyer
English
Etymology
Perhaps a corruption of Penang liyar, the wild areca.
Noun
Penang lawyer (plural Penang lawyers)
- A kind of walking stick made from the stem of an East Asiatic palm (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.).
- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles:
- It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer."
- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles:
References
- “Penang lawyer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- Licuala+acutifida at The Plant List