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hickory

hic·kory

UK/ˈhɪkəɹiː/ US/ˈhɪkɹiː/ uncommon informal

noun

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Origin

A shortening of pockerchicory/pokickery/pohickery, from Powhatan pawcohiccora.

Phrases

  • banded hickory borer
  • beaked hickory
  • black hickory
  • brown hickory
  • hickory cloth
  • Hickory County
  • hickory elm
  • hickory eucalyptus
  • Old Hickory

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