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Definition of Joss stick
1. Noun. A slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese.
Definition of Joss stick
1. Noun. A kind of incense burned before a Chinese idol. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Joss Stick
Literary usage of Joss stick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Visits to the Tea Countries of China and the British Tea Plantations in by Robert Fortune (1853)
"Inn at Pouching-hien — Opium-Smokers and Gamblers — Value of Life in China—• A
Midnight Disturbance— Sing-Hoo fights with a Joss-stick — Difficulty of ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"-The Rebel Pig, Jostick, joss-stick (pidgin), stick of fragrant powdered woods,
combined with a little gum, used by Chinese as incense in their temples. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1895)
"I should explain that a joss-stick is simply a stick of incense, and diffuses a
similar perfume to that used by Western nations. ..."
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