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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PICKLE-HERRING
n.
A
merry
Andrew;
a
zany;
a
buffoon.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PICKLE-HERRING
PICKLE-HERRING
Pic
"kle-her "
ring,
n.
1. A
herring
preserved
in
brine;
a
pickled
herring.
[
Obs.
]
Shak.
2. A
merry-andrew;
a
buffoon.
[
Obs.
]
Addison.
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