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pickthank

noun pickthanks · pick-thank

attributive, sometimes A sycophant; one who meddles, tattles, informs (often in order to curry favour). [T]he Dogge nuſling his noſe vnder the necke of the Deare, the Wolfe glad to let the Lambe lye vpon hym to kéepe him warme, the Lyon ſuffering the Aſſe to caſt hys legge ouer him: preferring one honeſt vnmannerly friende, before a number of croutching picke-thankes.

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noun sycophant

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@misc{pickthank_2026,
  title = {pickthank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pickthank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}