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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Fundamentally however the out-and-back is the cycling equivalent of sitting down at a Steinway and banging out chopsticks.
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The kit includes all the essential tools for making and eating sushi, like a roller, rice paddle, and two pairs of chopsticks.
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Or insert a wooden chopstick; if bubbles form around the tip, the oil is ready.
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Share These Dishes Use traditional steel chopsticks to share an iron pan filled with kalbi, Korean-style short ribs also known as flanken cut across the bone from the chuck end marinated in a fruit and soy sauce mixture and grilled.
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Savanna elephant numbers plummeted 30 percent between 2007 and 2014 because of poaching for ivory, which is turned into statuettes, chopsticks, jewelry, and more.
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Dinner was served and she was teased about not knowing how to use chopsticks.
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Remove any air bubbles by running a long wooden utensil, such as a chopstick or wooden skewer, between the jar and the marmalade.
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First off, that seems like a very treacherous endeavor (navigating chopsticks!
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Origin and Etymology of chopstick
Chinese Pidgin English chop fast + English stick
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Definition of chopstick 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
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Definition of chopstick for Students
: one of two thin sticks used chiefly in Asian countries to pick up and eat food
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