hickory

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HICKORY, N.C.—In the late 1990s, this furniture-making hub seemed sheltered from the disruptive forces of globalization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 11, 2016

HICKORY, a shortened form of the American Indian name pohickery.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

"OLD HICKORY" It is hardly necessary to repeat that this incident has not been duplicated since that day.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles

HICKORY, dickory, sackory down How many miles to Richmond town?

From The Little Mother Goose by Smith, Jessie Willcox