drumstick

[ druhm-stik ]

noun

1. a stick for beating a drum.
2. the meaty leg of a chicken, duck, turkey, or other fowl.

drumstick

/ ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /

noun

1. a stick used for playing a drum
2. the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl

Word History and Origins

Origin of drumstick¹

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

Example Sentences

Dickson prefers to serve the wings and the drumsticks whole, because they don’t yield enough meat to serve to multiple people, and because the lucky individuals who get them will get more meat by eating straight from the bone.

From Popular-Science

Public health officials in Pennsylvania and Minnesota found the outbreak strain in packages of Perdue wings, thighs and drumsticks in three supermarkets.

From ProPublica

Transfer the chicken to a serving plate, spooning the peanut sauce and cooked bits over the drumsticks.

From Washington Post

Put the drumsticks in a glass or ceramic bowl or resealable container, and cover with the peanut sauce, making sure the marinade thoroughly coats the chicken.

From Washington Post

It was only when about to wash down the last drumstick of the last fowl with a can of excellent ale that he made this discovery.

From Project Gutenberg

Rat-a-tat, rat′-a-tat′, n. sound of repeated knocks, as of a drumstick.

From Project Gutenberg

Allow the glue to dry six to ten hours before twisting the drumstick in the strings.

From Project Gutenberg

And wielding the heavy drumstick with a powerful arm, he brought it crashing down against the side of the mighty instrument.

From Project Gutenberg

Jeff looked at the two bites he had taken from his own drumstick.

From Project Gutenberg

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