PICKEER

Meaning of PICKEER in English

[pick.eer] vi [prob. modif. of F picorer to maraud, perh. fr. MF pecore sheep, fr. OIt pecora--more at pecorino] (ca. 1645) archaic: to skirmish in advance of an army; also: scout, reconnoiter

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

PICKEER — intransitive verb see: pecorino Date: circa 1645 to skirmish in advance of an army
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PICKEER — intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: probably modification of French picorer to maraud, literally, to steal sheep, from Middle French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICKEER — (v. i.) To make a raid for booty; to maraud; also, to skirmish in advance of an army. See Picaroon.
Английский словарь Webster
PICKEER — ( v. i. ) To make a raid for booty; to maraud; also, to skirmish in advance of an army. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKEER — /pik ear"/ , v.i. Obs. 1. to engage in skirmishes in advance of troops of an army. 2. to reconnoiter; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKEER — intransitive verb Etymology: probably modification of French picorer to maraud, perhaps from Middle French pecore sheep, from Old Italian pecora …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PICKEER — vi to make a raid for booty; to maraud; also, to skirmish in advance of an army. ·see picaroon.
Webster English vocab
PICKEER — вести разведку вести перестрелку, перестреливаться разведывать, разнюхивать - they were always *ing for occasions of finding fault они всегда искали …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PICKEER — v арх. 1> вести разведку 2> вести перестрелку, перестреливаться 3> разведывать, разнюхивать they were always pickeering for occasions of finding …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PICKEER — (v) вести перестрелку; вести разведку; перестреливаться; разведать; разведывать; разнюхать; разнюхивать
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PICKEER — v арх. 1) вести разведку 2) вести перестрелку, перестреливаться 3) разведывать, разнюхивать they were always ~ing for occasions of finding …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PICKEER — v арх. 1> вести разведку 2> вести перестрелку, перестреливаться 3> разведывать, разнюхивать they were always pickeering for occasions of finding …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PICKEER — вести разведку вести перестрелку, перестреливаться разведывать, разнюхивать - they were always *ing for occasions of finding fault они всегда искали …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PICKEER — Pronunciation: pi- ' kir Function: intransitive verb Etymology: probably modification of French picorer to maraud, perhaps from Middle French pecore …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PICORY — noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French picoree, from picorer to maraud + -ee -y — more at pickeer obsolete …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIQUEER — (v. i.) See Pickeer.
Английский словарь Webster
PICKEERING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pickeer
Английский словарь Webster
PICKEERED — (imp. & p. p.) of Pickeer
Английский словарь Webster
PIQUEER — ( v. i. ) See Pickeer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKEERING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Pickeer
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PICKEERED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Pickeer
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIQUEER — vi ·see pickeer.
Webster English vocab
PICKEERING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of pickeer.
Webster English vocab
PICKEERED — impf & ·p.p. of pickeer.
Webster English vocab

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