chopstick

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He took a surgical instrument that looks like a chopstick, he said, and used a little volt of electricity to cauterize or pinch the vessel shut.

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  1. noun One of a pair of slender sticks made especially of wood or ivory, held between the thumb and fingers and used as an eating utensil in Asian countries and in restaurants serving Asian food.

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  • It means 'silver With his silver chopstick, Chiun speared a fish head from his soup broth. —  Destroyer 106: White Water
  • I pick up the broken chopstick, drop it on the table. —  Steele, Allen - [Near-Space 05] - A King of Infinite Space
  • Making stripes in the container you wish to freeze them, then swirl the two together a little with a clean chopstick or skewer. —  bronmarshall
  • He took a surgical instrument that looks like a chopstick, he said, and used a little volt of electricity to cauterize or pinch the vessel shut. —  Madison.com - top
  • Usually, In the Raw is abuzz with the chatter and laughter of chopstick-wielding sushi lovers.
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  1. Pidgin English chop, quick (probably from Cantonese kap; akin to Mandarin jí) + stick.
 

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