sollicker

American  

[sol-i-ker] / ˈsɒl ɪ kər /

noun

1. force; momentum.

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adjective

1. very large.

2. remarkable; wonderful.

sollicker British  

/ ˈsɒlɪkə /

noun

1. slang something very large

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Etymology

Origin of sollicker

First recorded in 1895–1900; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Sollicker   Somewhat equivalent to "corker" Something excessive.

From Project Gutenberg

When I'm busy fightin' with Dawn, and she's blowing me up for not doing things and tellin' grandma on me, I can't see what the blokes can see in her; but then if I caught any one saying she wasn't good for anything, if he was a bloke I felt fit to wallop, I'd give him a nice sollicker under the ear, an' I wouldn't bother about any other girl.

From Project Gutenberg

He's a sollicker to stuff when he gets anything he likes.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile, Sollicker sullenly slipped off his linen coat, and handed it to me with a low growl.

From Project Gutenberg

I assumed the look of a man who conceals staggering bewilderment under the transparent disguise of incredulity; and Sollicker, looking, like Thurlow, wiser than any man ever was, enjoyed my discomfiture as much as he was capable of enjoying anything.

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