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joss stick
noun
a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the Chinese as incense before a joss.
Origin:
1880–85
1880–85
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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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