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Meanings of toothpick in English

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Usage of toothpick in English
1
I don't try to explain myself, I just offer them a toothpick.
NY Magazine
2
I expect you to take down a thousand men with a toothpick.
Earth Unaware
3
He picked his teeth and put the toothpick back into the glass.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov
4
To make the taco hold together, poke a toothpick through the middle.
The South African
5
John Minute leaned back in his chair and manipulated his gold toothpick.
The Man Who Knew
6
She shrugged her ample shoulders, and the toothpick came into full play.
Max
7
If the toothpick comes out clean, remove the muffins from the oven.
The South African
8
With a toothpick the doctor restored the bones to their proper places.
What the Animals Do and Say
9
He'd abandoned the cigarette and was now chewing on a wooden toothpick.
Bare Bones
10
Use a swab made by twisting some absorbent cotton upon a toothpick.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
11
Another toothpick repositioning, then Slidell pulled a notebook from his back pocket.
Bare Bones
12
Take whatever sticks to the toothpick and dip it in the tank.
Wired
13
Too bad composing messages still resembles typing a novel with a toothpick.
Wired
14
Finally a man came out, picking at his teeth with a toothpick.
Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
15
Before speaking, he rolled the toothpick with his thumb and index finger.
Bare Bones
16
Then take another toothpick and mark out eyes and nose and mouth-so
Mary Jane—Her Visit
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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