1808. Jamieson, Stinger, a mender of thatched roofs; so called, because he uses a sting or short pointed stick in doing his work.
1854. Miss Baker, Northampt. Gloss., Stincher or Stinger, a tool, described under its synonyme Battledore. Used by thatchers when repairing a roof, but not … when a whole building is newly thatched.
