What does "picked" mean?

Picked: (Zoöl.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.
  2. 3.Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. [Obs.] Shak. Picked dogfish. (Zoöl.) See under Dogfish. -- Picked out, ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like, of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage body dark green, picked out with red.

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