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chopstick

UK /ˈt͡ʃɒp.stɪk/US /ˈt͡ʃɑp.stɪk/

noun 3
verb 2
forms 4

noun3

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[usually plural] An East Asian eating utensil typically used as a pair held in one hand to grip food items, mix liquids, or scoop food out of a bowl. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood, and measuring approximately 23 cm (10 inches) in length.
- These Sticks are called by the Chinese Quay-tse, and by some of our Voyagers Chopsticks, which they manage so dexterously that they can take up a grain of rice with them. — 1761
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(offensive) An Asian person.
- "How cool is that, Chong? Wolverine is in the house." "Wolver this, you chopstick." — 2013
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(no longer used) A long straight stick used to keep baited hooks separated in deep-sea fishing tackle.
- One great advantage of this rig is that the lead and its appendage are always hauled up endways, thus offering less opposition to the water than those fitted with the different chop-sticks. — 1905

verb2

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(informal) To pick up (food), or eat, using chopsticks, or as with chopsticks.
- Then, holding his plate close to his mouth, he chopsticked it in with his fork, and, with tremendous gusto, called for more. — 1895
(no longer used, rare) To fish using a tackle with a chopstick.

forms

chopsticked · chopstuck · chopsticking · chopsticks

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