Picking

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.

2. The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.

3. That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.

4. Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.

5. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks. [Eng.] Simmonds.

6. Rough sorting of ore.

7. Overburned bricks. Simmonds.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.

2. Nice; careful. [Obs.] was too warm on picking work to dwell. Dryden. Picking peg. (Weaving) See Picker, n., 3.