pickwick

American

[pik-wik] / ˈpɪk wɪk /

noun

a picklike implement for catching up and raising a short wick of an oil lamp.

Etymology

Origin of pickwick

First recorded in 1860–65; pick ¹ + wick ¹

Example Sentences

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Or, and here was the trouble, was it Mr. Picnic going to a pickwick?

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden

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