Webster's English Dictionary

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picnic

1. pic.nic \'pik-(.)nik\ n [G or F; G picknick, fr. F pique-nique] often 
   attrib  1: an excursion or outing with food usu. provided by members of the 
   group a nd eaten in the open 2a: a pleasant or amusing experience  2b: an 
   easy task or feat  3: a shoulder of pork with much of the butt removed 
2. pic.nic \-(.)nik\ \-(.)nikt\ \-.nik-in\ \-.nik-*r\ vi or pic.nicked;  or 
   pic.nick.ing : to go on a picnic : eat in picnic fashion  - pic.nick.er n