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joss stick

American  

noun

  1. a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.


joss stick British  

noun

  1. a stick of dried perfumed paste, giving off a fragrant odour when burnt as incense

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of joss stick

First recorded in 1880–85

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