hickock

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)

Etymology

From a reduplicated variant of hic, hick (“to hiccup”), formed as a quasi-diminutive as though equivalent to hick + -ock.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Wild Bill Hickock, James Butler Hickock

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