pickings
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A host of wickings came round to Sandwich in Kent.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant
Throughout all Ælfred's reign, with only two intervals of peace, the wickings kept up a constant series of attacks on the coast, and frequently penetrated inland.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant
The successful East Anglian wickings, under their chief Guthrum, turned at once to ravage Wessex.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant
Though peace was thus made with Guthrum, new bodies of wickings came pouring southward from Scandinavia.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant
Only one English kingdom now held out against the wickings, and that was Wessex.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant
