drum·stick

(drŭm′stĭk′)

1. A stick for beating a drum.

2. The lower part of the leg of a fowl, especially when cooked.

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drumstick

(ˈdrʌmˌstɪk)

1. (Instruments) a stick used for playing a drum

2. (Cookery) the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl

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drum•stick

(ˈdrʌmˌstɪk)

n.

1. a stick for beating a drum.

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

[1580–90]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	drumstick - 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

رِجْل الدَّجاج المَطْبوخعَصا الطَّبْل

palička na bubenstehno

lårtrommestav

HähnchenhaxeSchlegel Trommelstock

pilon

csirkecombdobverõdobverő

leggurtrommukjuðitrommukjuîi

bacchetta

kyllinglår paukestokk trommestikke

барабанная палочка палочка

bagetbutdavul tokmağı

煮熟的家禽腿下部鼓槌

drumstick

[ˈdrʌmstɪk] N

1. (Mus) → baqueta f, palillo m de tambor

2. (= chicken leg) → muslo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

drumstick

[ˈdrʌmstɪk] n

(for playing the drum) → baguette f de tambour

(= chicken leg) → pilon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

drumstick

(Mus) → Trommelschlägel or -stock m

(on chicken etc) → Keule f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

drumstick

[ˈdrʌmˌstɪk] n

a. (Mus) → bacchetta

b. (chicken leg) → coscia di pollo

drum

(dram) noun

1. a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick. He plays the drums.

2. something shaped like a drum, especially a container. an oil-drum.

3. an eardrum.

verb – past tense, past participle drummed –

1. to beat a drum.

2. to tap continuously especially with the fingers. Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table!

3. to make a sound like someone beating a drum. The rain drummed on the metal roof.

ˈdrummer noun

a person who plays the drums.

ˈdrumstick noun

1. a stick used for beating a drum.

2. the lower part of the leg of a cooked chicken etc.

drum in/into

to force someone to remember (something) by repeating it constantly. You never remember anything unless I drum it in/into you.