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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Pickthank

· Pick·thank · IPA
01 n. One who strives to put another under obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively.
  1. 1.
    One who strives to put another under obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively.
    “Smiling pickthanks, and base newsmongers.” Shak.