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drumstick

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A stick with which a drum is beaten.

Anything resembling a drumstick in form, as the tibiotarsus, or second joint, of the leg of a fowl.

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A few years ago, kids from poor areas in France were asked to draw items of food. For a chicken, they drew a drumstick. For a fish, they drew a fish stick. Those are extremes, but there is a lot that needs to be done to help children discover good food. Joel Robuchon

If people knew how KFC treats its chickens, they'd never eat another drumstick. Pamela Anderson

I can't play anywhere near like I used to, and I was a hot drummer. It doesn't bother me, because frankly, if you get to that point where you can't hold a drumstick properly, there are many other things in life which are far more important, like cutting a loaf of bread or a piece of cheese. Phil Collins

The fox which was caught in a snare called: If I shall not get the whole chicken, I will not be satisfied with the drumstick. Georgian Proverb

But this year, the pandemic has thrown a big roasted drumstick into their plans. Source: Internet

By using the snare rim as a fulcrum you create a stroke each time you push and pull the drumstick up and down. Source: Internet

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