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chopstick
[ chop-stik ]
noun
- one of a pair of thin, tapered sticks, often of wood or ivory, held in one hand between the thumb and fingers and used chiefly in China, Japan, and other Asian countries for lifting food to the mouth.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chopstick1
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Example Sentences
Poke center of Italian sausages with chopstick to make well, fill with chocolate syrup and twist the open end of the sausage.
From The Daily Beast
One may search in vain for the trace of any object in the nature of a chopstick in Central or South America.
From Project Gutenberg
A Sheffield quarrel man is not to be mystified like a Jerry Chopstick.
From Project Gutenberg
It is to be hoped that the chopstick may ultimately be adopted here instead of the knife and fork.
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Anybody who can make a shoe-peg or wooden toothpick can make a chopstick.
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