DictionaryRoot: piquet
French
piquet
pointed stake
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noun / verb
picket
PIK-it/ˈpɪkɪt/
A protest outside a site intended to discourage entry or draw attention to a dispute.
Etymology
From piquet, “pointed stake,” picket came to name troops stationed ahead of an army to watch for enemies. It then named striking workers stationed outside a workplace to prevent others from entering.