Picket

pik'et, n. a pointed stake used in furtifica- tion a small outpost or guard v.t. to fasten to a stake, as a horse to post as a vanguard. [Fr. piquet, dim. of pn pickaxe. See Pickaxe Pickle, pik'l, «. a liquid in which substances are preserved: anything pickled: a disagreeable position--?'/, to stason or preserve with salt, vinegar, Ke. (Dut pekel, pickle, brine.}