Pickthank

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pickthank \Pick"thank`\, n.
     One who strives to put another under obligation; an officious
     person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively.
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           Smiling pickthanks, and base newsmongers. --Shak.


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