"shickery" meaning in All languages combined

See shickery on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more shickery [comparative], most shickery [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} shickery (comparative more shickery, superlative most shickery)
  1. (obsolete, colloquial) Shabby; bad. Tags: colloquial, obsolete
    Sense id: en-shickery-en-adj-kWVKv-3O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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