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Suckered vs Sickered - What's the difference?

suckered | sickered |

As verbs the difference between suckered and sickered

is that suckered is (sucker) while sickered is (sicker).

As an adjective suckered

is equipped with a sucker or suckers.

suckered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sucker)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Equipped with a sucker or suckers.
    • The joystick had a suckered base to keep it on the table.
  • * 1889 , Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin (issues 1-12, page 157)
    • On September 19, six mature stalks, each from a separate hill, were taken from a suckered row and eleven from an unsuckered row alongside.

    sickered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (sicker)

    • sicker

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (sick)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * siker * siccer * siccar

    Adjective

  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) certain
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) secure

    • Adverb

  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) certainly
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) securely

    • Derived terms

    * sickerly * sickerhood

    Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

    * sigger * zigger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (mining, UK, dialect) To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack.
    • (Webster 1913)

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