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To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand. Addison.

A tapster. [Obs.]

An abject flatterer or parasite. Theodore Hook.

One who, or that which, licks. Licker in (Carding Machine), the drum, or cylinder, by which the lap is taken from the feed rollers.

Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy. "The lickerish palate of the glutton." Bp. Hall.

Lickerish; eager; lustful. [Obs.] -- Lick"er*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A lapping with the tongue.

A devourer or absorber of money. "Law is a lickpenny." Sir W. Scott.

In a flickering state.

A tin dinner pail. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.

A toady. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.

r a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick. The varnished clock that clicked behind the door. Goldsmith.

See Elater.

One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy. [Low, Eng.]

The knocker of a door. [Prov. Eng.]

Resembling a click; abounding in clicks. "Their strange clicky language." The Century.

Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky disorder.

A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead), as if licked by a cow.

To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. Thackeray.

To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden.