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• Pickle — Pic kle, n. [Cf. D. pekel. Probably a dim. fr. {Pick}, v. t., alluding to the cleaning of the fish.] 1. (a) A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat, etc., may be preserved or corned; brine. (b) Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pickle — [pik′əl] n. [ME pikil < MDu pekel < ? picken, to prick, in sense “that which pricks, or is piquant”] 1. any brine, vinegar, or spicy solution used to preserve or marinate food 2. a vegetable, specif. a cucumber, preserved in such a solution …   English World dictionary

• pickle — ► NOUN 1) a relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar, brine, or mustard. 2) liquid used to preserve food or other perishable items. 3) (a pickle) informal a difficult situation. ► VERB 1) preserve (food) in pickle. 2) ( …   English terms dictionary

• Pickle plant — is a term used for:*Kleinia stapeliiformis, a succulent/cactus plant * Oxalis stricta, also known as yellow woodsorrel, which has dill tasting, cucumber shaped seed pods …   Wikipedia

• Pickle Barrel House — Infobox nrhp | name =Pickle Barrel House nrhp type = caption = location= Burt Township, Michigan lat degrees = 46 | lat minutes = 40 | lat seconds = 16.03 | lat direction = N long degrees = 85 | long minutes = 59 | long seconds = 5.07 | long… …   Wikipedia

• pickle — [[t]pɪ̱k(ə)l[/t]] pickles, pickling, pickled 1) N PLURAL Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time so that they have a strong, sharp taste. Another strong Yorkshire… …   English dictionary

• Pickle (Python) — In the computer programming language Python, pickle is the standard mechanism for object serialization; pickling is the common term among Python programmers for serialization (unpickling for deserializing). Pickle uses a simple stack based… …   Wikipedia

• pickle-stabber — n. A boot with a high, thin heel. Example Citation: The high heeled, pointy toed boot was the trendsetting footwear on the designer runways this season, but that doesn t mean those skittish about pickle stabbers need worry. Deborah Fulsang, Boot… …   New words

• pickle — 1 noun 1 (U) a strong tasting liquid made with vinegar, used to preserve vegetables 2 (U) BrE a thick cold sauce eaten with food, made from pieces of vegetables preserved in vinegar: sweet pickle | cheese and pickle sandwiches 3 (C, U) AmE a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pickle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pykyl, pekill sauce, gravy, from or akin to Middle Dutch peeckel brine Date: 15th century 1. a solution or bath for preserving or cleaning: as a. a brine or vinegar solution in which foods are preserved b. any of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pickle — n. & v. n. 1 a (often in pl.) food, esp. vegetables, preserved in brine, vinegar, mustard, etc. and used as a relish. b the brine, vinegar, etc. in which food is preserved. 2 colloq. a plight (a fine pickle we are in!). 3 Brit. colloq. a… …   Useful english dictionary