toothpick

 

From tooth +‎ pick.

• IPA^(key): /tuːθ.pɪk/

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toothpick (plural toothpicks)

2. A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
3. (slang, derogatory) A very thin individual.
4. (slang, derogatory) A small or slender penis.

• dentiscalp, picktooth (obsolete)

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toothpick (third-person singular simple present toothpicks, present participle toothpicking, simple past and past participle toothpicked)

1. (transitive) To spear food on a toothpick.
2. (transitive) To transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick.

• picktooth