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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Barker taught him how to twirl drumsticks and gave Grayson a drum pad.
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2025
Cut a piece of kitchen twine and tie the legs together at the drumstick ends.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Tuck drumstick securely to tail, if available.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
This structure acts like a drumstick, striking the swim bladder during muscle contractions, which produces the loud sounds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2025
Cut a piece of kitchen twine and tie the legs together at the drumstick ends.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Tuck drumstick securely to tail, if available.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
This structure acts like a drumstick, striking the swim bladder during muscle contractions, which produces the loud sounds.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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 25 Apr. 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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