- pickaroon
- noun see picaroon I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pickaroon
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pickaroon — /pik euh roohn /, n., v.i. picaroon. * * * … Universalium
pickaroon — … Useful english dictionary
hookaroon — |hu̇kə|rün noun ( s) Etymology: hook (I) + aroon (as in pickaroon) : pickaroon II … Useful english dictionary
picaroon — I. noun or pickaroon Etymology: Spanish picarón, augmentative of pícaro Date: 1624 1. pirate 2. picaro II. intransitive verb Date: 1625 to act as a pirate … New Collegiate Dictionary
ПИРАТ — (Pirate, pickaroon) морской разбойник. В древности и в Средние века пиратство часто составляло доходную статью некоторых государств (Алжир, Тунис, Триполи). Значительно сократилось с развитием морских путей. См. Корсары. Самойлов К. И. Морской… … Морской словарь
picaroon — /pik euh roohn /, n. 1. a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand. 2. a pirate or corsair. v.i. 3. to act or operate as a pirate or brigand. Also, pickaroon. [1615 25; < Sp picarón, aug. of pícaro PICARO] * * * … Universalium
tool — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. instrument, implement, utensil, device, machine; cat s paw, dupe, henchman, intermediary. See instrumentality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An implement] Syn. implement, utensil, machine, instrument,… … English dictionary for students
