"There was a crap-game in the laundry supply room some nights; on others it was blackjack or poker or acey-deucey. Whatever it was, the guards who participated were said to be washing their clothes. There was usually moonshine at these get-togethers, and on occasion a joystick would go around the circle. It's been the same in prisons since prisons were invented, I suppose."
This is a quote from Stephen King's The Green Mile. My question is about the word Joystick. What does it mean in this context? Logic suggests some type of cigarette, maybe even a joint, but the type of work these guys do (Prison Guards), and the year during which the scene takes place (1932) makes me doubt this. Any help? Googling it brought up the usual "slang" definition (penis). Pretty sure that's not what was passed around the circle.