Hickman

alternative Higman · alternative Hitchman

1. A surname.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Kentucky.
   2. A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California.
   3. An unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware.
   4. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Maryland, close to Hickman, Delaware.
   5. A city in Lancaster County, Nebraska, originally Heckman after Rev. C. H. Heckman but misspelt in the 19th century.
   6. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee.

plural Hickmans · alternative Higman · alternative Hitchman

1. informalmedicineA Hickman line.

   Polly stayed with us at first, helping Jane clean her Hickman, sitting with her while I shopped and did errands. As soon as Jane felt more vigorous, Polly moved back to her flat.

   2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 64