† whickv.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To squeak, as a pig.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > squeak or squeal
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [verb (intransitive)] > make sound
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1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xiii. 107 The..whicking of Pigs, gushing of Hogs.
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