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toothpick (n.)

also tooth-pick, late 15c., from tooth + pick (n.). Old English had toðsticca, and pick-tooth is attested from 1540s.

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Definitions of toothpick from WordNet

toothpick (n.)
pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth;
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