From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Picnic \Pic"nic\, n. [Cf. F. piquenique. See {Pick}, v., and cf.
{Knickknack}.]
Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed
some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure
party in which the members partake of a collation or repast
(usually in the open air, and from food carried by
themselves).
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Picnic \Pic"nic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Picnicked}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Picnicking}.]
To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public
fashion.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
picnic
n 1: a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering [syn: {field
day}, {outing}, {picnic}]
2: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: {cinch}, {breeze}, {picnic}, {snap},
{duck soup}, {child's play}, {pushover}, {walkover}, {piece
of cake}]
3: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
v 1: eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake
on this gorgeous Sunday"
From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]:
picnic
picnic
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