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come down the pike

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pike

3  [pahyk]
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–noun
1. a toll road or highway; turnpike road.
2. a turnpike or tollgate.
3. the toll paid at a tollgate.
—Idiom
4. come down the pike, Informal. to appear or come forth: the greatest idea that ever came down the pike.
Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; short for turnpike
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pike 3   (pīk)   
n.  

  1. A turnpike.

    1. A tollgate on a turnpike.

    2. A toll paid.

intr.v.   piked, pik·ing, pikes
To move quickly.

[Short for turnpike.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

pike  (3)
"voracious freshwater fish," 1314, probably short for pike-fish, a special use of pike (2) in reference to the fish's long, pointed jaw (cf. Fr. brochet "pike" (fish), from broche "a roasting spit").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

come down the pike

Appear, become prominent, as in He was the best writer to come down the pike in a long time. The noun pike here is short for "turnpike" or "road." [Slang; mid-1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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