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picˈnickery
[f. picnic n. + -ery.]
†a. See quot. 1803: apparently alluding to the dramatic performances of the original Picnic Society: cf. quots. in picnic n. 2.
†b. A collection of things contributed from various sources, like the provisions at a picnic.
c. pl. The requisites for a picnic.
1803Times 4 Jan., We are induced to contend against any thing so contemptible as the pick-nickery and nick-nackery—the pert affectation, and subaltern vanity of rehearsing to an audience that cannot understand, in a language one cannot pronounce. 1822E. Nathan Langreath III. 66 The pick-nickery of sea stock brought on board by the different passengers. 1830H. Angelo Remin. I. 290 Gillray let fly..with his double-barrelled gun, charged at pic-nickery, with his crayon and etching tool. 1852Aquatic Notes Camb. 4, 2 kettles, 9 plates, 4 dishes, a charcoal bag, with a host of other picniceries. |