ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wickie

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Wickie is a noun meaning (sports, cricket, colloquial, British) A wicketkeeper.

Meaning

(sports, cricket, colloquial, British) A wicketkeeper.

More Meanings

  1. (dated) Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.

Example Sentences

... 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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wickmaker, wiper, wich, woolwinder, wigwag, candlewick.

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