or -point, subs. phr. (old colloquial).—The point of election: usually in phrase ‘to come to THE STICKING-POINT.’
1606. SHAKESPEARE, Macbeth, i. 7. 60. But screw your courage to THE STICKING PLACE, and we’ll not fall.
1833. B. DISRAELI, Alroy, i. 2. One sight of thee would nerve me to the STICKING-POINT.
