picking

Definitions

1. 1.The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.
2. 2.That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.
3. 3.Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.
4. 4.pl. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks. [Eng.] Simmonds.
5. 5.(Mining) Rough sorting of ore.
6. 6.Overburned bricks. Simmonds.
7. 7.Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
8. 8.Nice; careful. [Obs.] was too warm on picking work to dwell. Dryden. Picking peg. (Weaving) See Picker, n., 3.

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

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• What is the act of choosing, plucking, or gathering called?
• What is that which is, or may be, picked or gleaned called?
• What is pilfering; also, that which is pilfered called?
• What is pl. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks. [Eng.] Simmonds called?
• What is done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound called?
• What is nice; careful. [Obs.] was too warm on picking work to dwell. Dryden. Picking peg. (Weaving) See Picker, n., 3 called?