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 This structure acts like a drumstick, striking the swim bladder during muscle contractions, which produces the loud sounds. Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 Loop kitchen string around drumsticks; tie securely to tail. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024 Singer Gibby Haynes squirted flammable liquid on a cymbal, set it ablaze, and kept smashing the cymbal with a drumstick—flames shot up to the ceiling! Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024 These drumsticks aren’t quite as large, but the experience is all the same. Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for drumstick 

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Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 31 Oct. 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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