chopstick
[ chop-stik ]
/ ˈtʃɒpˌstɪk /
noun
one of a pair of thin, tapered sticks, often of wood or ivory, held in one hand between the thumb and fingers and used chiefly in China, Japan, and other Asian countries for lifting food to the mouth.
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Example sentences from the Web for chopstick
Poke center of Italian sausages with chopstick to make well, fill with chocolate syrup and twist the open end of the sausage.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship|Harley Morenstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEASTIt is to be hoped that the chopstick may ultimately be adopted here instead of the knife and fork.
Anybody who can make a shoe-peg or wooden toothpick can make a chopstick.
One may search in vain for the trace of any object in the nature of a chopstick in Central or South America.