IronWing
No Lifer
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The baseball term pickle is derived from the expression "to be in a pickle". The first know usage of the expression in English is from Shakespeare's The Tempest. Shakespeare's use suggests that the expression was in common usage at the time (ca 1610).
Alonso. And Trinculo is reeling ripe: where should they
Find this grand liquor that hath gilded 'em?
How camest thou in this pickle?
Trinculo. I have been in such a pickle since I
saw you last that, I fear me, will never out of
my bones: I shall not fear fly-blowing.
Alonso. And Trinculo is reeling ripe: where should they
Find this grand liquor that hath gilded 'em?
How camest thou in this pickle?
Trinculo. I have been in such a pickle since I
saw you last that, I fear me, will never out of
my bones: I shall not fear fly-blowing.