Compounds of 杵

• 杵
  (n) mallet
  pestle
  pounder
• 杵柄
  (n) mallet handle
• 金剛杵
  (n) vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
• 昔とった杵柄
  (exp) skill learned in one's former days
  using one's experience from the past
  you never forget your own trade
• 昔取った杵柄
  (exp) skill learned in one's former days
  using one's experience from the past
  you never forget your own trade