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rockpicking

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English

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Etymology

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From rock +‎ pick +‎ -ing.

Noun

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rockpicking (uncountable)

  1. (agriculture) Reducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A task performed periodically, not a vocation.
  2. (mining, ore dressing) Cleaning out the rocks during ore dressing. Done by a person, machine, or machine component.
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