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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Other podiatrists at his practice report removing bullet fragments, a golf tee, a chicken drumstick, earrings, porcupine quills, gravel, and even a dead mouse.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 22 May 2025
Using a sharp knife, make 4 to 6 slashes in each drumstick (each slash should reach the bone).
—Cathy Thomas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
The whir of drumsticks and the beating of drums mesmerized the audience as the curtains opened on the first Harmony Festival put on by the Korean American Association of Laguna Woods.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Ruffin told me he’s been holding onto a pair of Ayers’ drumsticks for years.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 22 May 2025
Using a sharp knife, make 4 to 6 slashes in each drumstick (each slash should reach the bone).
—Cathy Thomas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
The whir of drumsticks and the beating of drums mesmerized the audience as the curtains opened on the first Harmony Festival put on by the Korean American Association of Laguna Woods.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
Ruffin told me he’s been holding onto a pair of Ayers’ drumsticks for years.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Drumstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumstick. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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