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Uncertain. Possibly from lick + -some, or perhaps a dialectal variant of likesome, or a merger of both.
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licksome
Today it means: Pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat Full definition →
Today it means: Pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat Full definition →
Uncertain. Possibly from lick + -some, or perhaps a dialectal variant of likesome, or a merger of both.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.