Hickman

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Higman, Hitchman

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪkmən/

Proper noun

Hickman

1. A surname.
2. A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Kentucky, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Derived terms

• Hickman County

Noun

Hickman (plural Hickmans)

1. (informal, medicine) A Hickman line.
   • 2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 64:

     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.