drumstick
noun
drum·stick
ˈdrəm-ˌstik 
1
: a stick for beating a drum
2
: the segment of a fowl's leg between the thigh and tarsus
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Then Bruce looked up and gestured with a drumstick.
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These simply seasoned drumsticks will please everyone at your table.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Burgers, hot dogs and chicken drumsticks will never fall out of favor for barbecue fare, but savvy grillmasters know to pepper the offerings with foods that will tempt palates in unique ways.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Then Bruce looked up and gestured with a drumstick.
—Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
These simply seasoned drumsticks will please everyone at your table.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drumstick
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drumstick
noun
drum·stick
ˈdrəm-ˌstik
1
: a stick for beating a drum
2
: the lower part of a fowl's leg
Medical Definition
drumstick
noun
drum·stick
-ˌstik
: 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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