1) Bartending equipment 
A swizzle stick is a small stick used to hold fruit garnishes or stir drinks. The original swizzle sticks were created in the 1700s at a rum plantation in the West Indies. They were used to stir up Bermudian cocktails called Rum Swizzles and were made from the branch of a plant. In the late 1800s and early 1900s stir sticks made of glass were crea...
A twig with a few forked branches on its end. It is usually inserted into the glass. Used for stirring.
A swizzle stick is a small rod used to stir or agitate a fizzy drink to help release the bubbles of carbon dioxide.
[n] - a small stick used to stir mixed drinks
noun a small stick used to stir mixed drinks
a rod for stirring highballs and cocktails in the glass.