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fingerpick

[ fing-ger-pik ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gərˌpɪk /
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noun Also finger pick .
a plectrum.worn on the finger.
verb (used with object) Also finger-pick .
to play (an instrument, especiallya guitar or banjo) by plucking its strings with the fingers or a fingerpick.
verb (used without object)
to play a stringed instrument using the fingers or a fingerpick.
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Origin of fingerpick

First recorded in 1890–95; finger + pick2 for the noun sense, finger + pick1 for the verb senses

OTHER WORDS FROM fingerpick

fin·ger·pick·er, noun
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