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joss stick

joss stick

noun
a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.

Origin:
1880–85
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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joss stick
 
n
a stick of dried perfumed paste, giving off a fragrant odour when burnt as incense

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