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- picket out(in a labour dispute) to close or bring to a standstill by picketing• • •Main Entry: ↑picket
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picket — /ˈpɪkət / (say pikuht) noun 1. a pointed post, stake, pale, or peg, as for driving into the ground in making a stockade, for placing vertically to form the main part of a fence (picket fence), for driving into the ground to fasten something to,… …
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