wicket : Idioms & Phrases


Fare wicket

  • . (a) A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges, exhibition grounds, etc., for registering the number of persons passing it. (b) An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing tickets of the driver or passing fares to the conductor. Knight.
Webster 1913

wicket door

  • noun small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)
    wicket door; wicket.
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Wicket door, Wicket gate

  • a small door or gate; a wicket. See def. 1, above. Bunyan.
Webster 1913

wicket gate

  • noun small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)
    wicket door; wicket.
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Wicket keeper

  • (Cricket), the player who stands behind the wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman out.
Webster 1913

wicket-keeper

  • noun stands behind the wicket to catch balls
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