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Pronunciation : Pick"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.

Defn: The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks. [Eng.] Simmonds.

6. (Mining)

Defn: Rough sorting of ore.

7. Overburned bricks. Simmonds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pick"ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913