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drumstick
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drum·stick  (drmstk)
n.
1. Music A stick for beating a drum.
2. The lower part of the leg of a cooked fowl.

drumstick [ˈdrʌmˌstɪk]
n
1. (Music / Instruments) a stick used for playing a drum
2. (Cookery) the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowldrumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowl
helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
turkey drumstick, turkey leg - the lower joint of the leg of a turkey
chicken drumstick, chicken leg - the lower joint of the leg of a chicken
dark meat - the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
2.drumstick - a stick used for playing a drum
mallet, hammer - a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
Translations
drumstick [ˈdrʌmstɪk] N
1. (Mus) → baqueta f, palillo m de tambor
2. (= chicken leg) → muslo m
drumstick [ˈdrʌmstɪk] n
(for playing the drum)baguette f de tambour
(= chicken leg) → pilon m
drumstick
n
(Mus) → Trommelschlägel or -stock m
(on chicken etc) → Keule f
drumstick [ˈdrʌmˌstɪk] n
a. (Mus) → bacchetta
b. (chicken leg) → coscia di pollo


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