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drumsticks

  • plural
    of drumstick.
    drumstick
    noun
    a stick for beating a drum.

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Instead, some lamb kebab recipes showed only goat, beef fat and chicken drumsticks.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

A liter of milk costs 1,600 pesos, she said, and one small package of chicken drumsticks is 2,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth, appearing alongside his wife, is asked whether he prefers drumsticks, flats, or boneless wings.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

Ruffin told me he’s been holding onto a pair of Ayers’ drumsticks for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025

I’m sure none of them actually know because, in the Hob, the standard protocol for someone showing up with a wild turkey is for everybody to bid on the drumsticks.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins