PICK'ET, noun A stake sharpened or pointed; used in fortification and encampments. 1. A narrow board pointed; used in making fence. 2. A guard posted in front of an army to give notice of the approach of the enemy. 3. A game at cards. [See Piquet.] 4. A punishment with consists in making the offender stand with one foot on a pointed stake. PICK'ET, verb transitive To fortify with pointed stakes. 1. To inclose or fence with narrow pointed boards. 2. To fasten to a picket
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