out-picquetn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtpɪkɪt/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌpɪkᵻt/

Forms: 1800s out-picket, 1800s– out-picquet.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, picket n.¹

Etymology: < out- prefix + picket n.¹ (see forms s.v.).

Military. Now historical.

An advance picket; an outpost.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guard > outpost

out-guard1598

out-sentry1691

out-sentinel1705

out-picquet1811

1811 J. Saumarez in Examiner 14 Apr. 233/2 The out-picquets..made the signal for the enemy's being in sight.

1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 430 Marmont himself..surprised and captured the out picquet of the party.

1859 M. Thomson Story of Cawnpore iv. 68 But if the intrenched postion was one of peril, that of the outpicket in barrack No. 4 was even more so.

1862 G. A. McCall Let. 31 May in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1885) 1st Ser. XII. iii. 306 I have..withdrawn all my forces, except a sufficient guard for the city police and the outpickets.

1926 E. M. Richardson Next Door Neighbours ii. 28 He tells of an interesting trip..visiting Gibraltar, Ceuta, etc. and the out-picquets of the Moors there.

1932 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 12 191 As usual at out-picquets, a large fire was made, round which the soldiers not on duty as sentinels were lying.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	out-picquet
释义	out-picquetn. Brit. /ˈaʊtpɪkɪt/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌpɪkᵻt/ Forms: 1800s out-picket, 1800s– out-picquet. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, picket n.¹ Etymology: < out- prefix + picket n.¹ (see forms s.v.). Military. Now historical. An advance picket; an outpost. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guard > outpost out-guard1598 out-sentry1691 out-sentinel1705 out-picquet1811 1811 J. Saumarez in Examiner 14 Apr. 233/2 The out-picquets..made the signal for the enemy's being in sight. 1832 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War III. 430 Marmont himself..surprised and captured the out picquet of the party. 1859 M. Thomson Story of Cawnpore iv. 68 But if the intrenched postion was one of peril, that of the outpicket in barrack No. 4 was even more so. 1862 G. A. McCall Let. 31 May in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1885) 1st Ser. XII. iii. 306 I have..withdrawn all my forces, except a sufficient guard for the city police and the outpickets. 1926 E. M. Richardson Next Door Neighbours ii. 28 He tells of an interesting trip..visiting Gibraltar, Ceuta, etc. and the out-picquets of the Moors there. 1932 William & Mary Coll. Q. Hist. Mag. 12 191 As usual at out-picquets, a large fire was made, round which the soldiers not on duty as sentinels were lying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811
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