wickie en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From wick + -ie, because some of the wickie's duties related to supervising and tending to the wicks.
Meanings
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(dated) Lighthouse-keeper's assistant, whose responsibilities typically included the tending and trimming of wicks for the light.
... now I’m a wickie and a wickie I is. I’m damn-well wedded to this here light, and she’s been a finer, truer, quieter wife than any a liveblooded woman.
2019, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, The Lighthouse (motion picture), spoken by Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wickies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |