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DRUMSTICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stick used for playing a drum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("drumstick" is a kind of...):
stick (an implement consisting of a length of wood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drumstick"):
hammer; mallet (a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The lower joint of the leg of a fowl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("drumstick" is a kind of...):
helping; portion; serving (an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal)
Meronyms (parts of "drumstick"):
dark meat (the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "drumstick"):
turkey drumstick; turkey leg (the lower joint of the leg of a turkey)
chicken drumstick; chicken leg (the lower joint of the leg of a chicken)
Holonyms ("drumstick" is a part of...):
bird; fowl (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)
