hickory
pronunciation
How to pronounce hickory in British English:
UK [ˈhɪkəri]
How to pronounce hickory in American English:
US ['hɪkərɪ]
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- Noun:
- valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
- American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts
Word Origin
- hickory (n.)
- 1670s, American English, from Algonquian (perhaps Powhatan), shortening of pockerchicory or a similar name for this species of walnut. Old Hickory as the nickname of U.S. politician Andrew Jackson is first recorded 1827.
Example
- 1. Valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees .
- 2. And hickory honey hams are her absolute favorite .
- 3. That is a hickory walking stick .
- 4. Andrew jackson was known by the sobriquet " old hickory . "
- 5. Shagbark hickory , pecan and walnut hulls were used in the old times for coloring clothes , baskets , leathers and yarns .