pickle
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1. predicament
1. pick.le \'pik-*l\ n [ME pekille] 1: a solution or bath for preserving or
cleaning : as 1a: a brine or vinegar solution in which foods are preserved
1b: any of various baths used in industrial cleaning or processing 2: a
difficult situation : PLIGHT 3: an article of food that has been preserved
in brine or in vinegar
2. pickle \-(*-)lin\ vt or pick.ling : to treat, preserve, or clean in or
with a pickle
3. pickle n [perh. fr. Sc pickle (to trifle, pilfer)] Scot 1: GRAIN,
KERNEL Scot 2: a small quantity