Definition of Chickee

1. a stilt house of the Seminole Indians [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chickee

chick flick
chick flicks
chick heart fibroblast
chick lit
chick nutritional dermatosis
chickabiddies
chickabiddy
chickadee
chickadees
chickaree
chickarees
chickasaw plum
chickdom
chickee (current term)
chickees
chicken
chicken-breasted
chicken-feed
chicken-fight
chicken-fried steak
chicken-hearted
chicken-heartedness
chicken-livered
chicken-or-egg question
chicken-turtle
chicken-wing

Literary usage of Chickee

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oliver Optic's Magazine by Oliver Optic (1875)
"His spelling of the name of the beautiful maiden who became immortal resulted in nothing more classic than " chickee." Carrie West, the leader of the boat, ..."

2. Native Americans by Karen Lowther (2003)
"A chickee was built on a platform 3 feet (9 meters) off the wet, muddy ground. A chickee had a roof made from palmetto leaves. A chickee had no walls. ..."

3. Traits of American Humour by Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1852)
"... she commenced scattering the grain, all the while screaming or rather screeching : " Chick ! chick ! chick ! chickee ! chickee! chickee-ee ! ..."

4. Fact Stranger Than Fiction: Seventy-five Years of a Busy Life, with by John Patterson Green (1920)
""chickee! chickee!! chickee!!! she called. All answered by putting in appearance, except Old Dick; again and again, she reiterated the call; but no Old Dick ..."

5. The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1908)
"chickee [nickname for Mrs. Quentin, the writer] knows I spoke to her that night. ... which is the abbreviation for her name often used, while " chickee " is ..."

6. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"Isles of Capri Isles of Capri is known for its casual waterfront chickee restaurants. Fishmarket-fresh seafood adds the pizzazz to Capri Fish House ..."

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