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1.
picchen
v.
220 quotations in 5 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To thrust (sth.), drive (a stake, etc.);
picchen in (o, to, into)
, stick, thrust, or drive (sth.) into (sth.); surround (a wood) with a palisade [quot.: a1450, 1st]; (b) to pierce (sb. or sth.)…
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