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   chop·stick

   /ˈCHäpˌstik/

   noun

   • 1. each of a pair of small, thin, tapered sticks of wood, ivory, or plastic, held together in one hand and used as eating utensils, especially by the Chinese, the Japanese, and other people in eastern Asia.

   Word Origin late 17th century: pidgin English, from chop ‘quick’ + stick1, translating Chinese dialect kuàizi, literally ‘nimble ones’. Compare with chop-chop1.

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