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drumstick

[druhm-stik] / ˈdrʌmˌstɪk /


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Her first hit item was a baby rattle shaped like a chicken drumstick that was sold wrapped in cellophane, much like a meat-counter purchase.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Much like that final drumstick you probably shouldn’t have eaten, equities spent last week digesting their gains.

From Barron's ● Dec. 7, 2025

"Under the meat of a drumstick, you'll find two bones -- the tibia, which is long and thick, and the fibula, which is much shorter and thinner," Manafzadeh explained.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

Some 75.3 million years ago, a dinosaur swallowed the Cretaceous equivalent of a turkey drumstick.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

Then, with the terrible luck of such toys, I lost one drumstick.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

He refuses to let go of his drumsticks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Its internal speaker plays a rumbling soundtrack that sends the drumsticks attached to the instrument flittering, giving the sense of a ghostly presence tapping out a brooding dirge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

"You are my god," Sanae Takaichi, a hard rock enthusiast, told the band's drummer Ian Paice, beaming as she handed him a pair of signed Japanese-made drumsticks.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

“Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth, appearing alongside his wife, is asked whether he prefers drumsticks, flats, or boneless wings.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

“Rum-tum-tum,” Uncle Grady said, playing an imaginary drum with invisible drumsticks.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck


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