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Remington, Eliphalet(encyclopedia)
Remington, Frederic(encyclopedia)
REMINGTON Credit Union(finance)

hike (iou) and Remington (iou)


hike (iou)



hike verb & noun. colloq. (orig. dial.). E19.
[Origin unkn.]
A. verb.
verb intrans. Walk vigorously or laboriously; go for a long walk or walking-tour for pleasure or Exercise. E19.
hitch-hike: see HITCH verb.
E. Feinstein She..spent some days hiking about the hills of France.
b. verb trans. Traverse (a specified distance) in this way. M20.
J. Barth I walked out to the road and hiked two miles to a telephone.
verb trans. Force to move, shove; hoist, pull; increase (a price etc.). Also foll. by up. M19.
E. Birney Gilda..hiked the strap of her shiny plastic bag higher on her shoulder. Listener Market restrictions..have hiked the price of Japanese recorders.
b. verb intrans. Be or become hitched up. L19.
Saturday Evening Post When I sit down, it hikes up.
b. noun.
A vigorous or laborious walk; a long walk or walking-tour undertaken for pleasure or Exercise. M19.
H. L. Wilson What's the matter with him and Lon taking a swift hike down to New York?
An increase (in prices etc.). Chiefly N. Amer. M20.
Scientific American There will be no hikes in electricity rates until the 1990's.
hiker noun E20.

Remington (iou)



Remington noun. M19.
[Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) and his son Philo (1816-89), gunsmiths of Ilion, New York, the original manufacturers.]
(Proprietary name for) a make of firearm or a make of typewriter.