chopsticks

[ chop-stiks ]

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noun

(used with a singular verb)

a harmonically and melodically simple waltz for piano played typically with the forefinger of each hand and sometimes having an accompanying part for a second player.

chopsticks

/ ˈ��ʃɒ��ɪ�� /

plural noun

a pair of thin sticks, of ivory, wood, etc, used as eating utensils by the Chinese, Japanese, and other people of East Asia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chopsticks¹

1890–95; perhaps after chopstick from the way the fingers are held

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chopsticks¹

C17: from pidgin English, from chop quick, of Chinese dialect origin + stick ¹

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They pause for lunch and dinner when the workers, metal plates and chopsticks in hand, file into the canteen to buy food.

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It was caught in a giant pair of mechanical arms, or "chopsticks" as part of its fifth test flight.

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“For the restaurant to post a statement indicating that me holding the sushi or me holding the chopsticks a certain way is why the sushi moved — I personally don’t agree with it,” he continued.

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And each ”classic utensil set” includes a fork, spoon, knife and chopsticks, for versatility.

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The launch tower sported monstrous metal arms, dubbed chopsticks, that caught the descending 232-foot booster.

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chopstick chop stroke

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