Picking

Pick·ing

Picking

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.]
  6. Rough sorting of ore. (Mining)
  7. Overburned bricks.

Picking

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.

Phrases & Compounds
Picking peg
See Picker, n., 3.