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drumstick

[ druhm-stik ]

/ ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /

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noun

a stick for beating a drum.

the meaty leg of a chicken, duck, turkey, or other fowl.

Origin of drumstick

First recorded in 1580–90; drum¹ + stick¹

Words nearby drumstick

drummond of hawthornden, drummondville, drummy, drumroll, drumskin, drumstick, drumstick finger, drung, drunk, drunk as a lord, drunk dial

Example sentences from the Web for drumstick

They acted perfectly ridiculous, and one little brat of a spiteful little chick piped out, “I speak for a drumstick, ma!”

Christmas Every Day and Other Stories |W. D. Howells
Miss Webb retreated, her eyes fixed regretfully on the neglected "drumstick."

Shadows of Flames |Amelie Rives
“Trust Jack for that,” added Peterkin, who was at that moment deeply engaged with what he called the drumstick of a roast monkey.

The Gorilla Hunters |R.M. Ballantyne
I see I am wrong again, the drumstick is in the dish, and the merrythought is in my head, with numerous companions.

Adrift in a Boat |W.H.G. Kingston

By the way,” continued Bladud,—who had resumed the drumstick,—“has that fellow Gadarn found his daughter Branwen?

The Hot Swamp |R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for drumstick

drumstick

/ (ˈdrʌmˌstɪk) /

noun

a stick used for playing a drum

the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl