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joss stick

American  

noun

  1. a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.

joss stick British  

noun

  1. a stick of dried perfumed paste, giving off a fragrant odour when burnt as incense

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Etymology

Origin of joss stick

First recorded in 1880–85

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