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Definition of pick

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Pick (n.) The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch..

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Pluck :: Pluck (v. t.) Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch; also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes..

Pickpennies :: Pickpennies (pl. ) of Pickpenn.

Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..

Bung :: Bung (n.) A sharper or pickpocket.

Pickeerer :: Pickeerer (n.) One who pickeers.

Pick :: Pick (v. i.) To steal; to pilfer.

Picktooth :: Picktooth (n.) A toothpick.

Salmagundi :: Salmagundi (n.) A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions..

Bodkin :: Bodkin (n.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking /ut letters from a column or page in making corrections..

Pickback :: Pickback (adv.) On the back.

Elect :: Elect (v. t.) To pick out; to select; to choose.

Pick :: Pick (n.) Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick..

Spick :: Spick (n.) A spike or nail.

Ore :: Ore (n.) A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless..

Pike :: Pike (sing. & pl.) A large fresh-water fish (Esox lucius), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack..

Toothpick :: Toothpick (n.) A pointed instument for clearing the teeth of substances lodged between them.

Toothpicker :: Toothpicker (n.) A toothpick.

Ravel :: Ravel (v. i.) To make investigation or search, as by picking out the threads of a woven pattern..

Picklock :: Picklock (n.) An instrument for picking locks.

Garble :: Garble (v. t.) To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account..