joss-sticks
n. pl. пахучие палочки для воскурения в китайских храмах во время молитвы
JOSS-STICKS
Joss-Sticks, (n.)
Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (
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