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picket
a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed…
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noun
a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
noun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
noun
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
noun
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
noun
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
noun
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
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fasten with a picket
“picket the goat”
verb
serve as pickets or post pickets
“picket a business to protest the layoffs”
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picket the goat
picket a business to protest the layoffs
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