Definition of chopstick
: one of a pair of slender sticks held between thumb and fingers and used chiefly in Asian countries to lift food to the mouth
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Use your finger or a chopstick to poke a hole in the potting soil for each cutting.
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Workers squat on concrete steps picking at their lunches with chopsticks.
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Hager, a resident of Oakland, California, managed to maneuver 115 M&Ms into his mouth in three minutes on Sunday — using wooden chopsticks.
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Origin and Etymology of chopstick
Chinese Pidgin English chop fast + English stick
First Known Use: 1699
CHOPSTICK Defined for English Language Learners
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: either one of a pair of thin sticks that are used especially by people in Asia to pick up and eat food
CHOPSTICK Defined for Kids
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: one of two thin sticks used chiefly in Asian countries to pick up and eat food
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