HICKORY


Meaning of HICKORY in English

/ ˈhɪkəri; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the hard wood of the N American hickory tree

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: abbreviation of pohickery , the local Virginian name, from Algonquian pawcohiccora .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.