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| hick·o·ry [ híkəree ] (plural hick·o·ries) |
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1. wood: the hard light-colored wood of a North American walnut tree. Use: tool handles, sports equipment, furniture.
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2. N American nut tree: a deciduous tree of the walnut family that has compound leaves and nuts that are edible in some species and whose wood is hickory. Native to: North America. Genus Carya.
 a hickory nut
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3. hickory stick: a walking stick or switch made of hickory wood
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| [Late 17th century. < Virginia Algonquian pocohiquara, "food or drink made from pounded nuts"] |
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