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Pronunciation : Pic"nic
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. piquenique. See Pick, v., and cf. Knickknack.]
Definition : Defn: Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pic"nic
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion.

i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Picnicking.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913