tongue depressor in English
noun
1
an instrument, typically a small flat piece of wood, used by health practitioners to press down the tongue in order to allow inspection of the mouth or throat.
The gag reflex is elicited by stroking the pharyngeal mucosa with a cotton-tipped applicator or tongue depressor .
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1. ‘Make a Buttonholer from a tongue depressor or craft stick with a loop of string through a hole in one end of it.’
2. ‘Make a Buttonholer from a tongue depressor or craft stick with a loop of string through a hole in one end of it.’ More example sentences ‘During the course of the program, students are exposed to equipment used in the field such as Buttonholers, high speed sewing machines, and cutters.’