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picking

[ pik-ing ]
/ ˈpɪk ɪŋ /
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noun
the act of a person or thing that picks.
something that is or may be picked or picked up.
the amount picked.
pickings,
  1. scraps or gleanings: the pickings of a feast.
  2. profits or gains; spoils.
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Origin of picking

before 900; Middle English; Old English picung (once) a mark made by picking; see pick1, -ing1
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