单词 | hickey |
释义 | hickey /hik"ee/, n. , pl. hickeys. 1. Slang. a. a pimple. b. a reddish mark left on the skin by a passionate kiss. 2. any device or gadget whose name is not known or is momentarily forgotten. 3. Elect. a fitting used to mount a lighting fixture in an outlet box or on a pipe or stud. 4. a tool used to bend tubes and pipes. Also, hickie. [1905-10; Amer.; of obscure orig.; senses under def. 1 perh. a separate word, though the development "device > defective device > defect, blemish, mark" is also possible; cf. DOOHICKEY] |
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