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Definition of hickory noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hickory

noun
 
/ˈhɪkəri/
 
/ˈhɪkəri/
[uncountable]
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  1. the hard wood of the North American hickory tree
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: abbreviation of pohickery, the local Virginian name, from Algonquian pawcohiccora.
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