pickeer

[pik-eer]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

Obsolete.

to engage in skirmishes in advance of troops of an army.
to reconnoiter; scout; survey.

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Word History and Origins

1635–45; < Dutch pikeeren, variant of pikereien < French �辱��ǰ�é�� < Spanish pecorea pillaging, literally, cattle-raiding, verbid of pecorear to carry off cattle, derivative of Latin pecus cattle

picked over Pickens

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