Defn: One who, or that which, licks. Licker in (Carding Machine), the drum, or cylinder, by which the lap is taken from the feed rollers.
LICKERISH
Lick"er*ish, a. Etym: [Cf. Lecherous.]
1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy; greedy. "The lickerish palate of the glutton." Bp. Hall.
2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. "Lickerish baits, fit to insnare a brute." Milton.
3. lecherous; lustful. Robert of Brunne.
— Lick"er*ish*ly, adv.
— Lick"er*ish*ness, n.
LICKEROUS
Lick"er*ous, a.
Defn: Lickerish; eager; lustful. [Obs.] — Lick"er*ous*ness, n.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
LICKING
Lick"ing, n.
1. A lapping with the tongue.
2. A flogging or castigation. [Colloq. or Low]