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picking

pic·king

UK/ˈpɪkɪŋ/ US/ˈpɪkɪŋ/ common

noun

1.

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

  • “he sent the first picking of berries to the market”
  • “it was the biggest peach pick in years”
Synonyms
2.

the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

Phrases

  • batch picking
  • case picking
  • chronic skin-picking
  • cluster picking
  • digital picking
  • discrete picking
  • easy pickings
  • electronic picking

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