wicketwick‧et /ˈwɪkət, ˈwɪkɪt/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old North French
Origin: wiket
one of two sets of three wooden sticks that are stuck in the ground in a game of
cricket, which the
bowler tries to hit with the ball ⇨
stump,
bail ⇨
be on a sticky wicket at
sticky