wickie
wickie · wickies
Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending…Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.
Meaning
2 senses(dated)Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.
(UK, colloquial)A wicketkeeper.
Origin
From wick + -ie, because some of the wickie's duties related to supervising and tending toFrom wick + -ie, because some of the wickie's duties related to supervising and tending to the wicks.
Clipping of wicketkeeper + -ie.
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