hoopstick

English

Etymology

From hoop +‎ stick.

Noun

hoopstick (plural hoopsticks)

1. A light framing member for a carriage or wagon hood or roof.
   • 1952 January, “British Railways Standard Wagons”, in Railway Magazine, page 61:

     The floor is of 2⅜-in. boards, and the roof of ⅞-in. boards covered with roofing canvas is laid on hardwood hoopsticks bolted to the steel carlines.

2. A stick used for rolling a child's play hoop.

References

• “hoopstick”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.