Word Finder - pickings

noun

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A gathering to pick fruit.

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We went to a strawberry picking last June.

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(usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.

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(usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.

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Something picked or pulled out.

example

The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom.

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The act of making a choice; selection.

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The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.

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The removal of defects from electrotype plates.

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Dabbing in stoneworking.

Examples of pickings in a Sentence

On to rural America where the pickings are as fertile as the country side and there's always a trusting little soul willing to help a stranger.

I'm in another country, if only for a short while to see if the pickings here are to my liking.

Franco's info gleaned beforehand from the sparse pickings on the web had proved useful - camping was a good call.

The grassy areas lower down also provide rich pickings for Chough which are also protected by European legislation.

The future looks like slim coal pickings again for the pit village bright sparks.

The worst thing would be trying to find a corsage hours before prom when the pickings are slim and the prices are high.

If you are looking to book a Mississippi River cruise from Memphis, prepare for slim pickings.

Though there are plenty of options available online, the pickings are slimmer at brick and mortar stores.

For the most part, men have to decide between g-string styles, thong styles and Speedo looks, but keep in mind that even though the pickings are slim, what is available on the market can be quite provocative.

Manual Space occasionally provides free manual downloads via RapidShare for certain Honda model years, but the pickings are scarce and you aren't guaranteed to find your car on the blog.

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