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drumstick

noun

Definition of drumstick

as in thigh

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Recent Examples of drumstick This ensures that there's no overlapping of chicken pieces — allowing different parts such as the breast and the drumstick to be cooked evenly at the same time, the post revealed. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 Also called billy button, sun ball, golf beauty, drumstick, and woolly head, craspedia stands out for its globe-like shape that sits atop a bare stem. — Kate Nateras, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026 Leg Mobility When the drumstick moves freely and loosely in the socket, the connective tissue has broken down, and the thigh is likely cooked through. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026 There’s a major bass drum accompanied by a major bass drumstick. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for drumstick

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Noun

Jodar called for a trainer at 4-3 in the third set and had a massage on his right thigh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The wounded included a man who had been shot in the thigh, according to WAFA, the official media arm of the Palestinian Authority.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of thigh

Noun

Larsson has missed practice time and the final three preseason games because of his illness, and Smith missed the entire preseason after straining his calf during training camp.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
The calves struggled against a current thick with floating clumps of river plants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

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In May, Cassius heard the nearby screams of Miami woman Caitlin Dydzuhn, who was walking her dog near her downtown condominium when she was brutally attacked by a man wielding a homemade shank.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2026
Adobos, whether with three chiles or the lone suave guajillo chile, become life-giving purees for marinated fish, chicken and beef shank.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026

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