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pickthanks

pickthanks is the plural of pickthank.

Meaning of pickthank

Noun

pickthank (plural pickthanks)

  1. (attributive, sometimes) A sycophant; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour).
    • [T]he Dogge nuſling his noſe vnder the necke of the Deare, the Wolfe glad to let the Lambe lye vpon hym to kéepe him warme, the Lyon ſuffering the Aſſe to caſt hys legge ouer him: preferring one honeſt vnmannerly friende, before a number of croutching picke-thankes.1594, Tho[mas] Nashe, “The Vnfortunate Traueller”, in The Vnfortunate Traueller. Or, The Life of Iacke Wilton, London: […] T. Scarlet for C[uthbert] Burby, […], →OCLC

Questions about pickthanks

What is pickthanks the plural of?
Pickthanks is the plural of pickthank.

Words near pickthanks in the dictionary

  1. picksy
  2. pickt
  3. Pickthall
  4. pickthank
  5. pickthanking
  6. pickthanks
  7. picktooth
  8. picktooths
  9. pickup
  10. pickup artist
  11. pickup artists

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