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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”
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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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