wickie

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English

Spout of a five-wick 19th-century lighthouse lamp

Etymology 1

From wick +‎ -ie, because some of the wickie's duties related to supervising and tending to the wicks.

Noun

wickie (plural wickies)

  1. (job-specific jargon, dated) Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.

Etymology 2

Clipping of wicketkeeper + -ie.

Noun

wickie (plural wickies)

  1. (sports, cricket, colloquial, British) A wicketkeeper.

References

  1. ^ Pamela Welty and Randy Leffingwell. Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast, →ISBN
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