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toothpick

noun
/ˈtuːθ.pɪk/

Etymology

From tooth + pick.

  1. derived from *bew-✻
  2. inherited from *pikkōną✻ — “to pick, peck, prick, knock”
  3. inherited from *pikkōn✻
  4. inherited from *piccian✻
  5. inherited from piken
  6. compounded as toothpick — “tooth + pick”

Definitions

  1. A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue…

    A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.

  2. A very thin individual.

  3. A small or slender penis.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To spear food on a toothpick.

    2. To transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick.

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Derived

Arkansas toothpick, California toothpick, HE-double-toothpicks, leaning toothpick syndrome, Missouri toothpick, Texas toothpick, toothpicker, toothpicklike, toothpickweed

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA