ˈpɪkl n. & v. --n. 1 a (often in pl.)
food,
esp. vegetables, preserved in
brine,
vinegar,
mustard, etc.
and used as a
relish. b
the brine, vinegar, etc. in
which food is preserved. 2 colloq. a plight (a fine pickle we are in!). 3
Brit. colloq. a
mischievous child. 4 an
acid solution for cleaning
metal etc. --v.tr. 1
preserve in pickle. 2
treat with pickle. 3 (as pickled adj.) sl.
drunk. [ME pekille, pykyl, f. MDu., MLG pekel, of unkn. orig.]