c. 1400, from Old English sticel "prick, sting, goad, thorn" (from Proto-Germanic *stik- "pierce, prick, be sharp;" see stick (v.)) + back (n.).
stichomythia
stick
stickball
sticker
stick-in-the-mud
stickleback
stickler
sticks
sticktoitiveness
stickum
stick-up
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