Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pickery

/ˈpɪkəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pick-ery
IPA
/ˈpɪkəɹi/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where cotton is picked.

noun

petty theft

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pick (“to steal”), or perhaps from pickeer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pickeries (plural)

Rhymes With

hickory chicory stickery liquory

Questions

How do you pronounce pickery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪkəɹi/.
What does pickery mean?
A place where cotton is picked.
Where does pickery come from?
From pick (“to steal”), or perhaps from pickeer.

How to pronounce pickery

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