hickory

[ hik-uh-ree, hik-ree ]

/ ˈhɪk ə ri, ˈhɪk ri /

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noun, plural hick·o·ries.

any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood.Compare pecan, shagbark.

the wood of any of these trees.

a switch, stick, etc., of this wood.

Baseball Slang. a baseball bat.

Also called hick·o·ry cloth, hick·o·ry stripe . a strong fabric of twill construction, used chiefly in the manufacture of work clothes.

Origin of hickory

First recorded in 1610–20, Americanism; earlier pohickery, from Virginia Algonquian (English spelling) pocohiquara, the name of a milky drink prepared from hickory nuts

Words nearby hickory

hick, hickey, hick-joint pointing, Hickok, Hickok, Wild Bill, hickory, “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”, Hickory Hills, hickory pine, Hickox, Hicks

Definition for hickory (2 of 2)

Hickory

[ hik-uh-ree, hik-ree ]

/ ˈhɪk ə ri, ˈhɪk ri /

noun

a city in W North Carolina.

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Example sentences from the Web for hickory

Outside, oak and hickory and pecan trees dotted the rolling grassland.
The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy|Peter Richmond|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the farmer were wise he would replant some of these lands with such trees as spruce, hickory, walnut, or maple.
Conservation Reader|Harold W. Fairbanks
The Judge steadied himself on his hickory stick and walked off without a word.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill
These were notched at the ends and fastened with hickory pins.
A Tale of the Kloster|Brother Jabez

Hickory and poplar, which abound in the lowlands, find here no fostering elements.
Edgar Huntley|Charles Brockden Brown
Firkin hoops, or hickory withs, about as large as the ramrod of a rifle, will answer the purpose very well.
Croquet|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for hickory

hickory

/ (ˈhɪkərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

any juglandaceous tree of the chiefly North American genus Carya, having nuts with edible kernels and hard smooth shellsSee also pecan, pignut (def. 1), bitternut (def. 1), shagbark

the hard tough wood of any of these trees

the nut of any of these trees

a switch or cane made of hickory wood

Word Origin for hickory

C17: from earlier pohickery, from Algonquian pawcohiccora food made from ground hickory nuts

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hickory
释义	hickory [ hik-uh-ree, hik-ree ] / ˈhɪk ə ri, ˈhɪk ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hickory ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural hick·o·ries. any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood.Compare pecan, shagbark. the wood of any of these trees. a switch, stick, etc., of this wood. Baseball Slang. a baseball bat. Also called hick·o·ry cloth, hick·o·ry stripe . a strong fabric of twill construction, used chiefly in the manufacture of work clothes. Origin of hickory First recorded in 1610–20, Americanism; earlier pohickery, from Virginia Algonquian (English spelling) pocohiquara, the name of a milky drink prepared from hickory nuts Words nearby hickory hick, hickey, hick-joint pointing, Hickok, Hickok, Wild Bill, hickory, “Hickory, Dickory, Dock”, Hickory Hills, hickory pine, Hickox, Hicks Definition for hickory (2 of 2) Hickory [ hik-uh-ree, hik-ree ] / ˈhɪk ə ri, ˈhɪk ri / noun a city in W North Carolina. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hickory Outside, oak and hickory and pecan trees dotted the rolling grassland. The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy\|Peter Richmond\|May 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If the farmer were wise he would replant some of these lands with such trees as spruce, hickory, walnut, or maple. Conservation Reader\|Harold W. Fairbanks The Judge steadied himself on his hickory stick and walked off without a word. The Crisis, Complete\|Winston Churchill These were notched at the ends and fastened with hickory pins. A Tale of the Kloster\|Brother Jabez Hickory and poplar, which abound in the lowlands, find here no fostering elements. Edgar Huntley\|Charles Brockden Brown Firkin hoops, or hickory withs, about as large as the ramrod of a rifle, will answer the purpose very well. Croquet\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for hickory hickory / (ˈhɪkərɪ) / noun plural -ries any juglandaceous tree of the chiefly North American genus Carya, having nuts with edible kernels and hard smooth shellsSee also pecan, pignut (def. 1), bitternut (def. 1), shagbark the hard tough wood of any of these trees the nut of any of these trees a switch or cane made of hickory wood Word Origin for hickory C17: from earlier pohickery, from Algonquian pawcohiccora food made from ground hickory nuts Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hickory business, staff, sap, cudgel, works, bludgeon, baton, mace, blackjack, truncheon, hammer, nightstick, quarterstaff, mallet, shillelagh, billy, swatter, rosewood, cosh, persuader
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hickory

noun, plural hick·o·ries.

Origin of hickory

Words nearby hickory

Definition for hickory (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for hickory

British Dictionary definitions for hickory

noun plural -ries

Word Origin for hickory

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