hickory Definition
☆ hicko·ry (hik′ə rē, hik′rē)
noun pl. -·ries
- any of a genus (Carya) of North American trees of the walnut family, with compound leaves, solid pith, and hard nuts
- the hard, tough wood of any of these trees
- a switch or cane as of this wood
- the nut of any of these trees
Etymology: contr. < 17th-c. pohickery (Virginian term) < AmInd term recorded by Captain John Smith as pawcohiccora, product made from crushed kernels of the nut
hickory Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- cudgel: Jolen swings at Nizevyn with hickory cudgel to little or no effect.
- shaft: These are finished as above with hickory shafts, leather grips and brass button.
- club: Visitors are welcome, and can hire traditional balls and hickory golf clubs to get a real feel for the early days of golf.
- golf: Let your corporate clients or golf club enjoy a unique 9 holes of hickory golf during your special event.
- smoke: ALL well and good, you say, but ribs just aren't ribs without hickory smoke.
- nut: Two Boy Scouts went on a nature hike in the hills, picking hickory nuts along the way.
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