drumstick

[ druhm-stik ]

/ ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /

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noun

a stick for beating a drum.

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

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Origin of drumstick

First recorded in 1580–90; drum¹ + stick¹

Words nearby drumstick

drum out, drum paneling, drum printer, drumroll, drumskin, drumstick, drum table, drum up, drung, drunk, drunkard

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How to use drumstick in a sentence

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.
This 6-step turkey-carving method will save your bird—and thumbs|Naomi Tomky/Saveur|November 23, 2021|Popular-Science
Public health officials in Pennsylvania and Minnesota found the outbreak strain in packages of Perdue wings, thighs and drumsticks in three supermarkets.
America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick.|by Bernice Yeung, Michael Grabell, Irena Hwang and Mollie Simon|October 29, 2021|ProPublica
Transfer the chicken to a serving plate, spooning the peanut sauce and cooked bits over the drumsticks.
The food critic gets critiqued: What Tom Sietsema learned in a year of pandemic home cooking|Tom Sietsema|July 14, 2021|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.
The food critic gets critiqued: What Tom Sietsema learned in a year of pandemic home cooking|Tom Sietsema|July 14, 2021|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.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth
Rat-a-tat, rat′-a-tat′, n. sound of repeated knocks, as of a drumstick.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Allow the glue to dry six to ten hours before twisting the drumstick in the strings.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore
And wielding the heavy drumstick with a powerful arm, he brought it crashing down against the side of the mighty instrument.
The Elusive Pimpernel|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
Jeff looked at the two bites he had taken from his own drumstick.
Trading Jeff and his Dog|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for drumstick

drumstick

/ (ˈdrʌmˌstɪk) /

noun

a stick used for playing a drum

the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl

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