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Dictionary  hick•o•ryPronunciation: (hik'u-rē, hik'rē), [key] —n., —pl. -ries. 1. any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood. Cf. pecan, shagbark. 2. the wood of any of these trees. 3. a switch, stick, etc., of this wood. 4. Baseball Slang.a baseball bat. 5. Also called hick'ory cloth", hick'ory stripe". a strong fabric of twill construction, used chiefly in the manufacture of work clothes. Hick•o•ryPronunciation: (hik'u-rē, hik'rē), [key] —n. a city in W North Carolina. 20,757. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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