clicket

1 of 2

noun

click·​et

ˈklikə̇t

plural -s

now dialectal, England

: latch, latchkey

clicket

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to be in heat : copulate

—used chiefly of the fox or hare

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English cliket, from Middle French cliquet, from cliquer

Intransitive verb

origin unknown

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