pickeer
[ pik-eer ]
/ pɪkˈɪər /
verb (used without object) Obsolete.
to engage in skirmishes in advance of troops of an army.
to reconnoiter; scout; survey.
Origin of pickeer
1635–45; < Dutch
pikeeren, variant of
pikereien < French
picorée < Spanish
pecorea pillaging, literally, cattle-raiding, verbid of
pecorear to carry off cattle, derivative of Latin
pecus cattle
Words nearby pickeer
pickaroon,
pickax,
pickaxe,
picked,
picked over,
pickeer,
pickens,
picker,
picker-upper,
pickerel,
pickerel frog