Definitions for: Picking


[n] the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
[n] the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pick"ing, n.
1. The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.

2. The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.

3. That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.

4. Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.

5. pl. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.
[Eng.] --Simmonds.

6. (Mining) Rough sorting of ore.

7. Overburned bricks. --Simmonds.


Pick"ing, a.
1. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.

2. Nice; careful. [Obs.]

was too warm on picking work to dwell. --Dryden.

Picking peg. (Weaving) See Picker, n., 3.

Synonyms: pick

See Also: indefinite quantity, manual labor, manual labour

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