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drumstick

American  
[druhm-stik] / ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /

noun

  1. a stick for beating a drum.

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

drumstick British  
/ ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /

noun

  1. a stick used for playing a drum

  2. the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl

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Etymology

Origin of drumstick

First recorded in 1580–90; drum 1 + stick 1

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The two leaders also exchanged signed drumsticks after their performance.

From BBC

"We used five loaves of bread, chicken drumsticks, pasta, apples, crackers - anything we could get our hands on for them to eat," Ridgeon said.

From BBC

Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.

From Barron's

Lady Constance watched in a daze as her husband speared another drumstick from the platter.

From Literature

The tabor was also the earliest ever found and the drumstick was of a design never previously seen.

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