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What does "Pickle?" mean?
pickle
\Pic"kle\, n. [Cf. D. pekel. Probably a dim. fr. Pick, v. t., alluding to the cleaning of the fish.] 1. (a) A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine. (b) Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc.
2. Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
pickle
Picke \Pi"cke\, n. [Prob. fr. pightel or pingle.] A small piece of land inclosed with a hedge; a close. [Obs.] [Written also pickle.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
pickle
\Pic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pickled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pickling.] 1. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.
2. To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
pickle
n 1: vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar 2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, kettle of fish] v : preserve in a pickling liquid; as of vegetables