pickwick

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Definition of pickwick in English English dictionary

{i} main character of Charles Dickens' novel "The Pickwick Papers

{i} small instrument used to grasp and pull up the wick of an oil lamp

Related Terms

Pickwick Papers

a book by Charles Dickens about the adventures of the members of the Pickwick Club, who include Mr Pickwick (1836-37)

Mr Pickwick

the main character in the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. Pickwick is kind, happy, and not easily made angry, and always has a good opinion of other people. Many people think of him as a typical Victorian English gentleman

Hyphenation

pick·wick

Turkish pronunciation

pîkwîk

Pronunciation

/ˈpəˌkwək/ /ˈpɪˌkwɪk/