noun
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a stick used for playing a drum
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the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl
Etymology
Origin of drumstick
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Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.
From Barron's • Dec. 7, 2025
The researchers found that in birds, the tibial joint surfaces have curved arcs, and the shortened fibula is able to roll within the bird's drumstick for about its length relative to the tibia.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
After that, Hernandez said, he snatched a drumstick out of her hands.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023
When rapidly twirling it, and dragging the edges of a particular pan against a drumstick, he created a haunting, skittering effect — a restless signal of warning.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023
I looked down at the jollof rice, fried plantains, and half of a drumstick on my plate and tried to concentrate, tried to get the food down.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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