> At various times I've seen the word "picard" used in contexts which > seemed to make it a rough synonym for "scab" and similar terms. But even > the OED doesn't list it. Does anyone here know its history, origins, and > meaning? > > Carrol
The Picards were a group of heretics to the Catholic faith, so named because they came the Picardy region of France. A heretic is someone who strays from the cause, so I suppose the application to scabs isn't so farfetched. Gil
