Picket, n. [Written also Piquet.]
- 1. Stake.
- 2. Stake, pale.
- 3. (Mil.) Sentinel (on the outposts), guard, watchman, guardsman, sentry.
Pickings, n. pl. Refuse, leavings, remnants, remains, odds and ends.
Pickle, n.
- 1. Salt and water (for preserving meat), brine.
- 2. Vinegar (for preserving meats or vegetables).
- 3. Sorry condition, sad plight, predicament (colloq.).
Pick off.
- 1. Pluck, pick, pull off.
- 2. Kill, wound (as a marksman).
Pick out.
- 1. Select, cull, choose, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, extract.
- 2. Mark out, variegate.
Picksy, n. Fairy, sprite, pixy.
Pickthank, n. Parasite, flatterer, toady, pleaseman.
Pick up.
- 1. Take up, snatch.
- 2. Obtain, get by effort.
- 3. Get by chance.