Hickory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɪkəɹiː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hickory is a noun meaning (uncountable) The wood of these trees.
Meaning
(uncountable) The wood of these trees.
More Meanings
- A coarse, durable cotton fabric.
- (countable, golf, informal) A club with a head made from hickory wood.
- (countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.
Example Sentences
The loggers wore hickory shirts.
I still had in my possession thirteen sets of hickories and a good stock of gutty golf balls, […]
What you find out is, if you have good hickories, you can play anywhere from 5,300 yards to 6,100 with no problem.
[H]e came across this young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump And said, "Boy, let me tell you what."
Word Forms
- hickories
- hiccory
- hickery
- hickry
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mockernut, shellbark, shagbark, bitternut, alder, hican.
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