wand
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noun \ˈwänd\Definition of WAND
1
: a slender staff carried in a procession : verge
2
: a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians
3
: a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery; also : a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face
4
: any of various pipelike devices; especially : the rigid tube between the hose and the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner
5
: a handheld device used to enter information (as from a bar code) into a computer
See Examples of WAND
- The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.
Origin of WAND
Middle English, slender stick, from Old Norse vǫndr; probably akin to Old English windan to wind, twist — more at wind
First Known Use: 13th century
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