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picker

picker is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Mach.) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber.
  2. 2.(Weaving) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp.
  3. 3.(Ordnance) A priming wire for cleaning the vent.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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