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Significados de piquet em inglês

A form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake.

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Examples for "picket"
Examples for "picket"
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Almost all the men on the picket line had seen combat, too.
American empire: blood and iron
2
They also said that they would picket polling stations on voting day.
The Irish Times
3
Some said they were arrested at least once, sometimes at picket lines.
Reuters
4
The speaker opened a gate in the picket railing and stepped inside.
The Rules of the Game
5
Next morning it was back on the picket way at first light.
For the love of mike
Uso de piquet em inglês
1
But, in the mean time, suppose we have a game of piquet.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851
2
While at piquet this noble lord can get the better of me.
The King's Men: A Tale of To-morrow
3
We might have a hand or two of piquet in my rooms.
His Majesty’s Dragon
4
On the other hand, young Roderick Boole thinks he can play piquet.
A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
5
Citizen Lamarque and I were having a little game of piquet-forvegetables.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
6
Harry was happy to be able to play piquet with his aunt.
The Virginians
7
Dr. Rollinson chuckled to himself, and they continued their game of piquet.
Archibald Malmaison
8
Soldiers on piquet often gambled within sight of an enemy's advanced post.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13,...
9
No, they hadn't got piquet, but they're the plain shape you like.
Pointed Roofs: Pilgrimage, Volume 1
10
A 'piquet' of 'gens d'armes', he said, was all that was necessary.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 13
11
That must be a piquet of the Indian regiment stationed outside the town.
The Three Admirals
12
Now when I played piquet last with De Lannes of Poitou-
The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
13
A certain evening at piquet would then most likely never have taken place.
The Virginians
14
Card games were popular, especially primero, trump, piquet, saint, and decoy.
New Discoveries at Jamestown / Site of the First Successful Engl...
15
A debt of honour at piquet preceded the claim of a bill- discounter.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 07
16
You may see traces of discouragement in my letter: all due to piquet!
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
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