pickin

/ (ˈpɪkɪn) /

noun

Western African a small child

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To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

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Word Origin for pickin

from Portuguese pequeno; see piccaninny

Words nearby pickin

picket fence, picket line, Pickett, Pickford, pick holes in, pickin, picking, pickings, pickle, pickled, pickleworm

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Example sentences from the Web for pickin

Wolf don't go where wolf hez been, and coyote don't foller Injins—there's no pickin's!
A Waif of the Plains|Bret Harte
Thinks I to m'self, they is pickin' them blackberries down to the crick.
The Flaming Jewel|Robert W. Chambers
She's pickin' herself up out the dust and hurryin' home like two-forty.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
De only way we had er' makin' money wuz by pickin' berries an' sellin' 'em.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various

De work I done was choppin' de grass out of de cotton and pickin' de cotton.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

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