picket

  • 71picket pin — noun 1. : a short stake driven into the ground for tethering a horse 2. West : any of several species of small ground squirrels of the genus Citellus which when sitting erect and motionless resemble a stake at a short distance * * * picket pin, a …

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  • 72picket pool — noun /pɪˈkɛt,pɪˈkeɪ/ A Picket is a short term micro pool where ticket holders compete against one another. They would sit in the waiting area and play pickets …

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  • 73picket fence — noun 1》 a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by two or more horizontal rails. 2》 [often as modifier] N. Amer. a picket fence as a symbol of middle class domesticity and contentment …

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  • 74picket fence — noun a fence made of upright pickets • Syn: ↑paling • Hypernyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing • Part Meronyms: ↑picket, ↑pale …

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  • 75picket-duty — pickˈet duty noun • • • Main Entry: ↑picket …

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  • 76picket-guard — pickˈet guard noun A guard kept in readiness in case of alarm • • • Main Entry: ↑picket …

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  • 77picket — a hook attached to the end of a small stick and used by fishermen in landing their fish (Northumberland dialect) …

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  • 78picket — n. [Written also Piquet.] 1. Stake. 2. Stake, pale. 3. (Mil.) Sentinel (on the outposts), guard, watchman, guardsman, sentry …

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  • 79picket — pick·et …

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  • 80picket — A sentry. One engaged in picketing. See picketing …

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