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Meaning of wickie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.
  2. A wicketkeeper.

Examples

“... now I’m a wickie and a wickie I is. I’m damn-well wedded to this here light, and she’s been a finer, truer, quieter wife than any a liveblooded woman.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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