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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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
The Nashville hot apricot honey sauce served with the southern drumstick was a step too far for some.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
Travis shared a photo in July of Rocky wearing a pair of mini blue headphones and holding drumsticks in front of a drum set.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Toddler boy, 3, wearing a white shirt, holding drumsticks banging on steel drum.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drumstick
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“Drumstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumstick. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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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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