Drumstick
[druhm-stik] /ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/
noun
1.
a for beating a .
2.
the meaty leg of a chicken, duck, turkey, or other fowl.
/ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/
noun
1.
a stick used for playing a drum
2.
the lower joint of the leg of a cooked fowl
n.
1580s, from drum (n.) + stick (n.); applied to the lower joint of cooked fowl 1764.
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