Home › Words › M › masterstickmasterstickmasterstick means an essay written by a tradesman in order to qualify for his trade.EtymologyFrom Dutch meesterstuk. Cognate with Scots maisterstick. Compare also dialectal Dutch stik (“piece”), English steck (“piece”). See also masterpiece.nounAn essay written by a tradesman in order to qualify for his trade.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).