Drumstick
noun
A stick used for playing drums.
The drummer dropped his drumstick in the middle of the performance.
Often appears as...
- pair of drumsticks
- new drumstick
noun
The lower joint of the leg of a chicken, or similar bird, eaten as food.
She asked for a drumstick when we ordered fried chicken.
Often appears as...
- chicken drumstick
- grilled drumstick
noun
Branch of a tree that is shaped like a drumstick.
The drumstick tree is recognized for its slender, long, and triangular seed-pods
Often appears as...
- drumstick tree
- drumstick leaves
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Technical
noun
A type of ice cream cone that has a coating of chocolate and nuts.
On a hot summer day, I like to treat myself to a drumstick ice cream.
Often appears as...
- drumstick ice cream
- enjoy a drumstick
noun
A stick used for playing drums.
The drummer dropped his drumstick in the middle of the performance.
Often appears as...
- pair of drumsticks
- new drumstick
noun
The lower joint of the leg of a chicken, or similar bird, eaten as food.
She asked for a drumstick when we ordered fried chicken.
Often appears as...
- chicken drumstick
- grilled drumstick
noun
Branch of a tree that is shaped like a drumstick.
The drumstick tree is recognized for its slender, long, and triangular seed-pods
Often appears as...
- drumstick tree
- drumstick leaves
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of ice cream cone that has a coating of chocolate and nuts.
On a hot summer day, I like to treat myself to a drumstick ice cream.
Often appears as...
- drumstick ice cream
- enjoy a drumstick
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Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Used mainly in music-related conversations, not to be confused with food.
He quickly grabbed another drumstick to continue the drum solo.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Matters
Drumsticks can be made of different woods or materials, each affecting sound.
Maple drumsticks are lighter, which changes the playing experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Slang Usage
Sometimes used informally to refer to someone's legs, often humorously.
After the marathon, my drumsticks were exhausted.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Used mainly in music-related conversations, not to be confused with food.
He quickly grabbed another drumstick to continue the drum solo.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Matters
Drumsticks can be made of different woods or materials, each affecting sound.
Maple drumsticks are lighter, which changes the playing experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Slang Usage
Sometimes used informally to refer to someone's legs, often humorously.
After the marathon, my drumsticks were exhausted.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Used mainly in music-related conversations, not to be confused with food.
He quickly grabbed another drumstick to continue the drum solo.
Pro Tip 2/3Material Matters
Drumsticks can be made of different woods or materials, each affecting sound.
Maple drumsticks are lighter, which changes the playing experience.
Pro Tip 3/3Slang Usage
Sometimes used informally to refer to someone's legs, often humorously.
After the marathon, my drumsticks were exhausted.
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Why 1.5 billion people...
jade, gold, silver and even ivory, though I think that's not so cool anymore. Chopsticks are really well designed for eating small bits of food. They're good for picking up noodles. If you're skilled, you can eat rice, pick up dumplings, pieces of meat. There are some no-nos with chopsticks. You should not use the chopsticks like drumsticks,
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The evolution of animal...
Similarly, some beetles have two little drumsticks on either side of the penis. During mating, they'll rub, slap, or tap the female with these. And some hoofed mammals, like rams and bulls, use a whip-like extension on the penis's left side to create a sensation during mating.
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Yosemite's Strangest...
But this is only a cricket drumstick appetizer. She releases a concoction of alluring pheromones into the air. Oh do mantis.
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Why 1.5 billion people...
jade, gold, silver and even ivory, though I think that's not so cool anymore. Chopsticks are really well designed for eating small bits of food. They're good for picking up noodles. If you're skilled, you can eat rice, pick up dumplings, pieces of meat. There are some no-nos with chopsticks. You should not use the chopsticks like drumsticks,
Video examples
The evolution of animal...
Similarly, some beetles have two little drumsticks on either side of the penis. During mating, they'll rub, slap, or tap the female with these. And some hoofed mammals, like rams and bulls, use a whip-like extension on the penis's left side to create a sensation during mating.
Video examples
Yosemite's Strangest...
But this is only a cricket drumstick appetizer. She releases a concoction of alluring pheromones into the air. Oh do mantis.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Phil Collins
English Musician
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.
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Jarvis Cocker
English Musician
Unless you're living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there's no point in being gloomy. We've spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don't really need. We've stopped using our imaginations.
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David Draiman
American Musician
What makes you a rock star is what are you able to do when you get behind that microphone, when you put that guitar in your hands, when you wield those drumsticks, and when you raise your hand in front of twenty thousand people: do they respond? That's being a rock star.
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Joel Robuchon
French Chef
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.
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Shannon Sharpe
American Athlete
Didn't know until my rookie year you could buy chicken parts separate, like drumsticks and thighs and breast. My granny always bought the whole chicken and cut it up.
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E-40
American Musician
When I was in the marching band, I used to take my snare drum and turn it over and use my drumstick and scratch on the other side. That was just being creative.
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Charlie Watts
British Musician
It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.
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Damien Chazelle
American Director
My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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Peter Criss
American Musician
Cool things happen. Ace's guitar flies through space, goes through a hole, and blows up. I throw drumsticks and they come flying at you.
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Pamela Anderson
American Actress
If people knew how KFC treats its chickens, they'd never eat another drumstick.
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Phil Collins
English Musician
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.
Quote examples
Jarvis Cocker
English Musician
Unless you're living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, there's no point in being gloomy. We've spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we don't really need. We've stopped using our imaginations.
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David Draiman
American Musician
What makes you a rock star is what are you able to do when you get behind that microphone, when you put that guitar in your hands, when you wield those drumsticks, and when you raise your hand in front of twenty thousand people: do they respond? That's being a rock star.
Quote examples
Joel Robuchon
French Chef
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.
Quote examples
Shannon Sharpe
American Athlete
Didn't know until my rookie year you could buy chicken parts separate, like drumsticks and thighs and breast. My granny always bought the whole chicken and cut it up.
Quote examples
E-40
American Musician
When I was in the marching band, I used to take my snare drum and turn it over and use my drumstick and scratch on the other side. That was just being creative.
Quote examples
Charlie Watts
British Musician
It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.
Quote examples
Damien Chazelle
American Director
My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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Peter Criss
American Musician
Cool things happen. Ace's guitar flies through space, goes through a hole, and blows up. I throw drumsticks and they come flying at you.
Quote examples
Pamela Anderson
American Actress
If people knew how KFC treats its chickens, they'd never eat another drumstick.
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