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toothpick

/ˈtuːθ.pɪk/ verb C2
  1. To spear food on a toothpick. (transitive)
  2. To transfer a sample of bacteria, etc. by means of a toothpick. (transitive)

He/she/it toothpicks · Past toothpicked · Past participle toothpicked · -ing form toothpicking

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Verb forms

Base form
toothpick
He/she/it
toothpicks
Past
toothpicked
Past participle
toothpicked
-ing form
toothpicking

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Fat man with a woollen muffler and a quill toothpick.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 5 · C1

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