handpick

[ hand-pik ]

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verb (used with object)

to pick by hand.
to select personally and with care: The boss handpicked his assistants.

Origin of handpick

First recorded in 1825–35; hand + pick¹

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How to use handpick in a sentence

I hand-pick my apples, in one-half bushel splint baskets; sort into two classes as soon as picked.
The Apple | Various
I hand-pick my fruit into sacks slung over the shoulder; I use a step-ladder for those I cannot reach.
The Apple | Various
Rick felt a giant hand pick him up, shake him, then slam him into a palmetto.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland Goodwin
I hand-pick my apples into buckets and sacks from step-ladders.
The Apple | Various
I hand-pick my apples; sort into two classes—shipping and cider.
The Apple | Various

British Dictionary definitions for hand-pick

hand-pick

verb

(tr) to choose or select with great care, as for a special job or purpose

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