blickey

noun

ˈblikē

variants or blickie

ˈblikē

or less commonly blicky

ˈblikē

plural blickeys or blickies

North

: a small pail

especially : a covered metal lunch pail

Word History

Etymology

Dutch blikje, diminutive of blik pail, tin, from Middle Dutch blic, blec; akin to Old High German bleh tin, Old Norse blik gleam, Old English blice act of becoming visible, Old High German bleih pale

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