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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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