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picket

pic·ket

US/ˈpɪkɪt/ uncommon obsolete
noun (5) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack

3.
4.
5.

a wooden strip forming part of a fence

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verb

1.

serve as pickets or post pickets

  • “picket a business to protest the lay-offs”
2.

fasten with a picket

  • “picket the goat”

Origin

From French piquet, from piquer (“to pierce”).

Phrases

  • flying picket
  • picket boat
  • picket bullet
  • picket fence
  • picket house
  • picket line
  • picket pin
  • picket rope

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