chawstick

noun

plural -s

: a woody vine (Gouania lupuloides) of the buckthorn family the twigs of which are chewed as a stomachic

called also chewstick

Word History

Etymology

chaw entry 2 + stick

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Rhymes for chawstick

• broomstick
• dipstick
• homesick
• joystick
• lipstick
• nonstick
• pickwick
• picnic
• redbrick
• seasick
• sidekick
• slapstick