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thickets

[thik-it] Origin

thick·et

[thik-it]
noun
a thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees; a thick coppice.

Origin:
before 1000; Old English thiccet (not recorded in ME), equivalent to thicce thick + -et noun suffix

thick·et·ed, thick·et·y, adjective
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Thickets is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

thicket
late O.E. þiccet, from þicce (see thick) + denominative suffix -et.
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