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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
Noun
1. a stick used for playing a drum
2. the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drumstickdrumstick - 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
Spanish drumstick [ˈdrʌmstɪk] n (MUS) → palillo, baqueta (= chicken leg); muslo (de pollo)
French drumstick [ˈdrʌmstɪk] n (Mus) → baguette f de tambour [of chicken]; pilon m
German drumstick [ˈdrʌmstɪk] drum nTrommelstock m;
(of chicken) → Keule f

Italian drumstick [ˈdrʌmstɪk] n (MUS) → bacchetta (= chicken leg); coscia di pollo

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His were the shinbones of the saline beef; his would have been the drumsticks.
The little Snow children did very well, and Lieutenant Jack Dove was fine to see; so was Drummer Frank, the errand-boy of the house, as he rub-a-dub-dubbed with all his heart and drumsticks.
I observed that Amy took drumsticks at dinner, ran errands for her mother all the afternoon, gave Meg her place tonight, and has waited on every on with patience and good humor.
 
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