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picket

1. pick.et \'pik-*t\ n [F piquet, fr. MF, fr. piquer to prick - more at 
   PIKE] 1: a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale  2a: a detached body 
   of soldiers serving to guard an army from surprise  2b: a detachment kept 
   ready in camp for such duty  2c: SENTINEL  3: a person posted by a labor 
   organization at a place of work affected by a  strike; also : a person 
   posted for a demonstration or protest
2. picket vt 1: to enclose, fence, or fortify with pickets  2a: to guard 
   with a picket  2b: to post as a picket  3: TETHER  4a: to post pickets at  
   4b: to walk or stand in front of as a picket  : to serve as a picket  - 
   pick.et.er n