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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light..
... now I’m a wickie and a wickie I is. I’m damn-well wedded to this here light, and she’s been a finer, truer, quieter wife than any a liveblooded woman.
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Wickie means (dated) Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light..
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... now I’m a wickie and a wickie I is. I’m damn-well wedded to this here light, and she’s been a finer, truer, quieter wife than any a liveblooded woman.
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