4. A troublesome child; as, a little pickle. [Colloq.] To be in a pickle, to be in disagreeable position; to be in a condition of embarrassment, difficulty, or disorder. "How cam'st thou in this pickle" Shak. — To put a rod in pickle, to prepare a particular reproof, punishment, or penalty for future application.
PICKLE
Pic"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pickled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pickling.]
1. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.
2. To give an antique appearance to; — said of copies or imitations of paintings by the old masters.
PICKLED
Pic"kled, a.
Defn: Preserved in a pickle.
PICKLE-HERRING
Pic"kle-her"ring, n.
1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.] Addison.
PICKLER
Pic"kler, n.