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Entry 9 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Picking

· Pick·ing · IPA /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
01 n. The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.
  1. 1.
    The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.
  2. 2.
    The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.
  3. 3.
    That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.
  4. 4.
    Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.
  5. 5.
    The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.[Eng.]
  6. 6.
    Rough sorting of ore.(Mining)
  7. 7.
    Overburned bricks.
02 a. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
  1. 1.
    Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.
  2. 2.
    Nice; careful.[Obs.]
    “was too warm on picking work to dwell.” — Dryden.
Phrases & compounds
Picking peg — See Picker, n., 3.