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Thai stick en · NOUN
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(informal, uncountable) A particularly strong variety of marijuana, originally from Thailand.
Our main objective was to score some Thai-stick.
2011, David Smith, Marooned: The Transformation of an Urban Dope Fiend, →ISBN, page 45:I shot pool for a few hours and smoked some Thai stick. The Thai stick was always fresh and potent over there.
2015, Donald Krimes, The Unknown Vietnam War Veteran, →ISBN, page 153:This was pretty standard, unless you're talking about some primo smoke from Hawaii, or Thai stick, from Thailand.
2014, Jamie Flynn, The Summer of 76: A Journey to Self Discovery, →ISBN:
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(countable, informal) A cigar made from Thai stick leaves, ready for smoking.
Danny snorted another line of crystal and stashed the rest in the trunk, except a Thai stick he decided he'd hit as he sailed along Hampton Road on his drive home.
2013, David Hale Smith, Dallas Noir, →ISBN, page 147:It is common for the host to offer each guest a gold cigarette case with ten Thai sticks as a party gift or after they close a deal.
2016 -, Chris Mosquera, Damian Garcia: Phd Drug Smuggler, →ISBN:The American stayed with a farmer and his wife, and before bed they brought him sweetened milk, cookies, and a mosquito net. Even before he had smoked a Thai stick, Mike Ritter was totally smitten by Thailand and the warmth of its people.
2013, Peter Maguire, Mike Ritter, Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, →ISBN:
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(countable, plural-normally) A bundle of thin bamboo sticks used for percussion.
Each model also has a rubber cap over the butt end of the bundle, so if you want a totally "click-free" sound for certain sections of a song, you can flip the Thai stick over and use the back end.
2002, Modern Drummer: MD. - Volume 26, Issues 7-12, page 56:Instruments used in the songs include drumset, djun-djun, Udu drums, metal guiro, Thai sticks, bata drums, cajon, surdo, shekere, klong yaw (a drum from Thailand, like a djembe), doumbek, asonga (hybrid standing drum by Remo), tubano (another drum by Remo), and various exotic cymbals.
2004, Percussive Arts Society, Percussive notes - Volume 42, page 64:. Intense trap-set drumming with mega 'rim shots' proved that our Thai Sticks made from bundled bamboo were tougher than wood sticks commonly used by drummers.
2007, Ken Albertsen, Farmsteading in Thailand, →ISBN, page 60:
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