pickthank

[ pik-thangk ]

/ ˈpɪkˌθæŋk /

noun Archaic.

a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.

Origin of pickthank

First recorded in 1490–1500; noun use of verb phrase pick a thank, pick thanks

Words nearby pickthank

pickpocket, pickproof, Pick's atrophy, Pick's disease 1, pick someone's brain, pickthank, pick to pieces, pickup, pickup arm, pickup camper, pick up on

Example sentences from the Web for pickthank

Three witnesses were then called: Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank.
Bunyan|James Anthony Froude
It is at best but a pettifogging, pickthank business to decompose actions into little personal motives, and explain heroism away.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
So there came in three witnesses; to wit, Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank.
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan|John Bunyan
Le Mercier was a pickthank, angling after the favor of La Pompadour,—a pretentious knave, as hollow as one of his own mortars.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby

单词	pickthank
释义	pickthank [ pik-thangk ] / ˈpɪkˌθæŋk / noun Archaic. a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant. Origin of pickthank First recorded in 1490–1500; noun use of verb phrase pick a thank, pick thanks Words nearby pickthank pickpocket, pickproof, Pick's atrophy, Pick's disease 1, pick someone's brain, pickthank, pick to pieces, pickup, pickup arm, pickup camper, pick up on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pickthank Three witnesses were then called: Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank. Bunyan\|James Anthony Froude It is at best but a pettifogging, pickthank business to decompose actions into little personal motives, and explain heroism away. The Pocket R.L.S.\|Robert Louis Stevenson So there came in three witnesses; to wit, Envy, Superstition, and Pickthank. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan\|John Bunyan Le Mercier was a pickthank, angling after the favor of La Pompadour,—a pretentious knave, as hollow as one of his own mortars. The Golden Dog\|William Kirby
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