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Hickok

American  
[hik-ok] / ˈhɪk ɒk /

noun

  1. James Butler Wild Bill, 1837–76, U.S. frontiersman.


Hickok British  
/ ˈhɪkɒk /

noun

  1. James Butler, known as Wild Bill Hickok. 1837–76, US frontiersman and marshal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Carbon markets are at the start of the integrity journey now—we know what a nightmare it’s been for the last three years or so,” said Sheri Hickok, chief executive of Climate Impact Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

“Everyone’s starting at the same spot, so I just really wanted to get a jump start on that,” Hickok said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

In Eugene, Oregon, accounting student and mother Blair Hickok, 40, said her monthly grocery bill spiked 40% to more than $1,200 due to climbing prices for beef, chicken, eggs and products like Johnsonville bratwursts.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2022

And it is understood that Hickok had destroyed the most provocative of them after they were no longer in a relationship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

He was generally known as "Wild Bill," but his name was Hickok and his brother had been our wagon master from Fort Wingate to Fort Dodge.

From Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago by McKay, Robert Henderson

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