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picket

7 ENTRIES FOUND:

1pick·et

noun \ˈpi-kət\

Definition of PICKET

1
: a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale
2
a : a detached body of soldiers serving to guard an army from surprise b : a detachment kept ready in camp for such duty c : sentry
3
: a person posted by a labor organization at a place of work affected by a strike; also : a person posted for a demonstration or protest

Examples of PICKET

  1. a house surrounded by a white picket fence
  2. Pickets marched in front of the company headquarters.
  3. The strikers held picket signs painted with angry slogans.
  4. The students were barred from holding a picket outside the company's headquarters.

Origin of PICKET

French piquet, from Middle French, from piquer to prick — more at pike
First Known Use: circa 1702

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