Cassie whirled about, dropped the stickweed, and came running, laughing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dollmaker] Reference

She saw her at last, far up the field, the hickory doll on one arm while with the other she fought something with a dried stickweed longer than she was tall.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dollmaker] Reference

Gertie heard her cries of “Sooey, Sooey,” saw the stickweed break the air, but for all her fierce fighting Cassie was losing ground before the enemy, running backward at times down the hill.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dollmaker] Reference