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    joss stick

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Daily life
    joss stick /ˈdʒɒs ˌstɪk $ ˈdʒɑːs-/ noun [countable]  joss_stick.jpg DRa stick of incense 〔祭供时用的〕香，线香
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    joss stick• She lit a joss stick, waved it about and set it down in an ashtray.    Origin joss stick (1800-1900) joss “Chinese figure of a god, luck” ((18-20 centuries)), from Pidgin English, from Portuguese deus “god”
    joss stick nounChinese
    Corpus of stick a incense


    joss stick
    joss stick /ˈdʒɒs ˌstɪk $ ˈdʒɑːs-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: joss 'Chinese figure of a god, luck' (18-20 centuries), from Pidgin English, from Portuguese deus 'god'

    a stick of incense


    joss stickBrE /ˈdʒɒstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒɑːstɪk/ 🔊 nouna thin wooden stick covered with a substance that burns slowly and produces a sweet smell （烧的）香