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picnic
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Picnic \Pic"nic\, n. [Cf. F. piquenique. See Pick, v., and cf. Knickknack.] Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure party in which the members partake of a collation or repast (usually in the open air, and from food carried by themselves). [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Picnic \Pic"nic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Picnicking.] To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public fashion. [1913 Webster]
