hickory
[ hik-uh-ree, hik-ree ]
/ ˈhɪk ə ri, ˈhɪk ri /
noun, plural hick·o·ries.
any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood.
Compare pecan, shagbark.
the wood of any of these trees.
a switch, stick, etc., of this wood.
Baseball Slang.
a baseball bat.
Also called hickory cloth, hickory stripe.
a strong fabric of twill construction, used chiefly in the manufacture of work clothes.
Origin of hickory
1610–20,
Americanism; earlier
pohickery < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling)
pocohiquara a milky drink prepared from hickory nuts
Words nearby hickory
hick,
hick-joint pointing,
hickey,
hickok,
hickok, wild bill,
hickory,
hickory hills,
hickory pine,
hickox,
hicks,
hicks yew
Definition for hickory (2 of 2)
Hickory
[ hik-uh-ree, hik-ree ]
/ ˈhɪk ə ri, ˈhɪk ri /
noun
a city in W North Carolina.
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British Dictionary definitions for hickory
hickory
/ (ˈhɪkərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
any juglandaceous tree of the chiefly North American genus Carya, having nuts with edible kernels and hard smooth shells
See also pecan, pignut (def. 1), bitternut (def. 1), shagbark
the hard tough wood of any of these trees
the nut of any of these trees
a switch or cane made of hickory wood
Word Origin for hickory
C17: from earlier
pohickery, from Algonquian
pawcohiccora food made from ground hickory nuts