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plural chopsticks
(usually in the plural) An East Asian eating utensil usually used as a pair and held in one hand to grip pieces of food or occasionally to mix liquids or scoop up small pieces of food. The utensil is a stick, usually made of wood and measuring approximately 23cm (10 inches) in length. quotations examples
It took three months’ massage twice a day for ten minutes to bring the muscles to a good condition, and the boy left the hospital able to lift weights as well as to use his chop-sticks.
1906 January, R. T. Booth, “Medical and Surgical Notes”, in China Medical Missionary Journal, volume XX, number 1, page 75
(ethnic slur) An Asian person. examples
third-person singular simple present chopsticks, present participle chopsticking, simple past and past participle chopsticked
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To pick up (food) using chopsticks. examples