likker

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪk.ɚ/
• Hyphenation: lik‧ker
• Homophones: licker, liquor

Noun

likker (plural likkers)

1. Eye dialect spelling of liquor.
   • 1921, Robert W. Service, “The Twa Jocks”, in Ballads of a Bohemian‎^[1]:

     We've got tae get back wi' her, Hecky. Whit mercy we didna get fou!
     We'll no touch a drap o' that likker—
     that's hard, man, ye canna deny. . . .

Derived terms

• pot likker, potlikker

Dutch

Etymology

From likken +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪkər/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪkər

Noun

likker m (plural likkers, diminutive likkertje n)

1. licker, one who licks

Derived terms

• gatlikker
• hielenlikker