French stick

French stick (plural French sticks)

1. (UK) baguette, a long thin loaf of bread.

   Synonym: French loaf

   • 2004 April 22, Jon Henley, “Guides show Parisians where their best bread is buttered”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     So what makes a brill baguette? For Mr Paluel-Marmont and Mr de Rovira, a star French stick can usually be identified merely by its appearance. "Its regular overall form stems from careful manufacture; its harmonious volume is the sign of a dough kneaded slowly," they write.

   • 2008 March 23, Elizabeth Day, “The great French love affair with la vie anglaise”, in The Observer‎, →ISSN:

     ‘It's true that there are more of us here than you can shake a French stick at,’ says one humorous adolescent, sitting outside a pavement cafe and doing his best to maintain an insouciant expression despite the gusts of English wind.