picnickeryn.
/ˈpɪknᵻk(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈpɪkˌnɪk(ə)ri/ Now rare.† 2. A collection of things contributed from various sources; a miscellany. Cf. picnic n. 1b. Obsolete.
1. The practice of holding picnics.Some early examples refer to the activities of the Pic-Nic Society (see picnic n., adj., and adv. Compounds 2).
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?1800 Garland New Songs 3 Within doors all harmony, fun, frolic, & Picnickery.
1803 Times (Weekly ed.) 9 Jan. p. iv/1 We are induced to contend against any thing so contemptible as the pick-nickery and nick-nackery—the pert affectation, and subaltern vanity of rehearsing to an audience that cannot understand, in a language one cannot pronounce.
1830 H. Angelo Reminisc. (new ed.) I. 290 Gillray let fly..with his double-barrelled gun, charged at pic-nickery, with his crayon and etching tool.
1970 News (Frederick, Maryland) 5 Aug. c5/4 The woman who has an automatic dishwasher will find this checklist handy for choosing..the right items for patio picnickery.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > from various sources
picnickery1822
1822 E. Nathan Langreath III. 66 The pick-nickery of sea stock brought on board by the different passengers.
3. The items that make up a picnic, considered collectively. Also in plural in same sense.
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > picnic or packed meal > [noun] > requisites for
picnickery1852
1852 Aquatic Notes Cambr. 4 2 kettles, 9 plates, 4 dishes, a charcoal bag, with a host of other picniceries.
1982 Times 26 May 8/3 Bags of tomatoes, french loaves—the whole cornucopia of picnicery pours out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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