- (n.) The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.
- (n.) That which is or may be, picked or gleaned.
- (n.) Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.
- (n.) Rough sorting of ore.
- (n.) The act of choosing, plucking or gathering.
- (a.) Nice; careful.
- (n.) Overburned bricks.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Pick.
- (a.) Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
- (n.) The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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