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Definition of Hicks
1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names dot=) derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard. ¹
2. Noun. (plural of hick) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hicks
1. hick [n] - See also: hick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hicks
Literary usage of Hicks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science by Johns Hopkins University (1901)
"On the formation of the American, or Know Nothing party, Hicks left the Whig ...
Hicks, who had been one of the lowest men, received the strength of the ..."
2. Report (1904)
"Common. Summer and autumn. Hydnum coralloides Scop. Logs in woods. Not uncommon.
S. & A. Hydnum erinaceum Bull. (Hicks 41. ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"Hicks' answer was, in substance, although I may not use his exact words, ...
Hicks was passing the and Marshal Kane informed me that a ch had been received ..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"The mortgage given by Hicks was for the purpose of securing the purchase money of
... On the 19th day of November, 1907, GW Hicks executed and delivered to ..."
5. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"Mrs. Hicks, becoming infuriated at the girl's tar- ness, after calling her several
times, jumped from r bed and seized a piece of fire-wood from the fire- ..."
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