dill pickle
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dill pickle
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Prepare the Salad: In a large bowl, combine the shredded rotisserie chicken, chopped green onion, and dill pickle.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
Q: When I spent a winter in Arizona, I learned from an older woman to eat a dill pickle every day.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Not to be outshined, Clancy's wavy potato chips are also getting the dill pickle treatment, but with the addition of creamy ranch to balance the cukes' signature tang.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2023
It’s topped with seasoned ground beef, melty American cheese, shredded iceberg lettuce, sliced onions, housemade dill pickle chips and parallel lines of “special sauce.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022
Sweet Man, the youngest, crawled along the living room floor, sucking on a fat dill pickle.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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