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Quotation dates: 1826
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†WICKER, v.1 To twist thread very tightly so that it becomes knotted or curled (Cld. 1825 Jam.).Sc. 1826 Laird of Wariston in Child Ballads No. 194 B. vi.:
The nurice she knet the knot, And O she knet it sicker! The lady did gie it a twig, Till it began to wicker.
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