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▪ I. piky, a.1 rare.|ˈpaɪkɪ| [f. pike n.1 + -y.] Having pikes or sharp points; spiky; pointed.
1744–50W. Ellis Mod. Husbandm. III. i. 87 (E.D.S.) Long piky roots. ▪ II. piky, a.2 erron. pikey. [f. pike n.4 + -y.] Of, of the nature of, or abounding in pike (fish).
1877G. Macdonald Marquis of Lossie II. xi. 120 A lake of deep fresh water,..the pikey multitude within. 1902M. Barnes-Grundy Thames Camp 90 He is a long way from other gudgeon, in a deep pikey hole. ▪ III. piky obs. form of pitchy. ▪ IV. piky var. pikey. |