drumstick
NounUS[druhm-stik]/ˈdrʌmstɪk/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)drumsticks
- the lower joint of the leg of a fowlType of helping, portionKinds chicken leg, turkey legPart of bird, fowlParts dark meat
- a stick used for playing a drumType of stickKinds mallet, hammer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Drum′stick′ noun
1. A stick with which a drum is beaten.
2. Anything resembling a drumstick in form; — applied especially to the tibiotarsus, or second joint, of the leg of a fowl, when cooked and served at the table.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC