[hik-uh-ree, hik-ree] 
| 1. | any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood. Compare pecan, shagbark. |
| 2. | the wood of any of these trees. |
| 3. | a switch, stick, etc., of this wood. |
| 4. | Baseball Slang. a baseball bat. |
| 5. | Also called hickory cloth, hickory stripe. a strong fabric of twill construction, used chiefly in the manufacture of work clothes. |
