toothpicker

It is this bird which is famed for its friendship with the crocodile of the Nile by the name ‘siksak’, and which Mr.St. John actually saw performing the part of toothpicker to the ugly reptile.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa 2004

To ease himself therefore of his smarting ache, he called for his toothpicker, and rubbing towards a young walnut-tree, where they lay skulking, unnestled you my gentlemen pilgrims.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

To ease himself therefore of his smarting ache, he called for his toothpicker, and rubbing towards a young walnut-tree, where they lay skulking, unnestled you my gentlemen pilgrims.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

If we'd had this in sight he wouldn't have dared even sling that toothpicker at us.

Here Abide Monsters Norton, Andre 1973

D. Appleton was contemptuously referred to as "the toothpicker."

The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest 1921

I will go on the slightest errand now to the Antipodes that you can devise to send me on; I will fetch you a toothpicker now from the furthest inch of Asia; bring you the length of Prester John’s foot; fetch you a hair off the Great Cham’s beard; do you any embassage to the Pigmies, rather than hold three words’ conference with this harpy.

Act II. Scene I. Much Ado about Nothing 1914

To ease himself therefore of his smarting ache, he called for his toothpicker, and rubbing towards a young walnut-tree, where they lay skulking, unnestled you my gentlemen pilgrims.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518