Picking peg

Picking peg
Picking Pick"ing, a. 1. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound. [1913 Webster]

2. Nice; careful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

was too warm on picking work to dwell. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

{Picking peg}. (Weaving) See {Picker}, n., 3. [1913 Webster]


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