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drumstick

[ druhm-stik ]

noun

  1. a stick for beating a drum.
  2. the meaty leg of a chicken, duck, turkey, or other fowl.


drumstick

/ ˈ»å°ùÊŒ³¾ËŒ²õ³Ùɪ°ì /

noun

  1. a stick used for playing a drum
  2. the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of drumstick1

First recorded in 1580–90; drum 1 + stick 1
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