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Antonyms for pickle

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pik-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪk əl

Definition of pickle

Origin :
  • c.1400, probably from Middle Dutch pekel "pickle, brine," or related words in Low German and East Frisian (cf. Dutch pekel, East Frisian päkel, German pökel), of uncertain origin or original meaning. Klein suggests the name of a medieval Dutch fisherman who developed the process. Originally a sauce served with meat or fowl; meaning "cucumber preserved in pickle" first recorded 1707, via use of the word for the salty liquid in which meat, etc. was preserved (c.1500). Figurative sense of "sorry plight" first recorded 1560s, from the time when the word still meant a sauce served on meat about to be eaten. Meaning "troublesome boy" is from 1788, perhaps from the notion of being "imbued" with roguery.
  • noun sticky situation
  • verb preserve fruit or vegetable
Example sentences :
  • Then make the pickle, which must be in proportion to the quantity of fish.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The last of October is a good time for putting meat into pickle.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Boil them all together, so as to make a pickle that will bear up an egg.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • East India pickle is very convenient, and will keep two years.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The pickle also must be seasoned with the spices above-mentioned.
  • Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury
  • Pickle, from her desk, watched the new teacher's every movement.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 » by Various
  • Put them into a jar one by one, that none of the grit may stick to them; and when cold, cover them with the pickle thus made.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • When it has lain in pickle a few days, it would be advantageous to boil and skim the brine, and pour it on again when cold.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Ogden could rent it out but he couldn't sell it; that was the pickle he was in.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Jenny did not know who the woman was—that was as plain as a pickle.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for pickle

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