drumstick

noun

drum·​stick ˈdrəm-ˌstik How to pronounce drumstick (audio)
1
: a stick for beating a drum
2
: the segment of a fowl's leg between the thigh and tarsus

Examples of drumstick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The department's legal filing details the severe injuries one 14-year-old sustained while cleaning the drumstick packing line belt at a plant in Virginia. Hannah Fingerhut, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024 The class uses weighted drumsticks called Ripstix in place of dumbbells or other fitness equipment. By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Add drumsticks to roasting pan: Rest the drumsticks on top of the vegetables. Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023 Near the 2-minute mark during the sing-along bridge, G Flip picks up drumsticks and spins one of them in their right hand before pounding on the drum kit as the string section assists bringing the cover to its crescendo. Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024 Allow the drumsticks to rest under the tent for 10 minutes before serving. Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2023 Moroccan could be seen twirling a drumstick in one shot, while Monroe was captured dancing backstage with a red guitar in another. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023 Cut to a close-up of a happy wife biting into a drumstick. H. Claire Brown, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023 Some of those moments still stand out: Alice in Chains’ Sean Kinney coming into Candlebox’s early rehearsal space looking for drumsticks to borrow, or the late Andrew Wood popping his head into the shoe store where Martin worked to ask him to hang flyers for upcoming Mother Love Bone shows. Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of drumstick was in 1589

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Cite this Entry

“Drumstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumstick. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

drumstick

noun
drum·​stick ˈdrəm-ˌstik How to pronounce drumstick (audio)
1
: a stick for beating a drum
2
: the lower part of a fowl's leg

Medical Definition

drumstick

noun
drum·​stick -ˌstik How to pronounce drumstick (audio)
: a small projection from the cell nucleus that occurs especially in neutrophils of the normal human female and is comprised of an inactivated condensed X chromosome
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