jostick
jostick is the obsolete form of joss stick.
Meaning of joss stick
Noun
joss stick (plural joss sticks)
- A stick of incense, especially (Taoism, Buddhism, etc.) those burned as an offering before a Chinese shrine.
- For instance, Hawkins, Lewis, Hankin and Sengupta all cover the word agarbatti, an incense stick or joss stick, but there is no way of knowing when this term was first used in Indian English, nor whether it is now current or obsolete.2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 300
Forms of jostick
| plural | josticks |
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Questions about jostick
- What is jostick the obsolete form of?
- Jostick is the obsolete form of joss stick.
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