joss stick

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A stick of incense of the kind burned before a Chinese shrine or religious image.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A small stick or perfumed pastil consisting of a hardened paste made from the dust of various kinds of scented wood mixed with clay, used in Chinese temples and houses as incense before the idols, as a slow-match in measuring time at night, for lighting pipes, etc.

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• noun A kind of incense burned before a Chinese idol.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese