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downpicks

downpicks is the plural of downpick.

downpicks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of downpick.

Meaning of downpick

Noun

downpick (plural downpicks)

  1. A downward stroke with a plectrum on a stringed instrument; downstroke.
    • Outstanding selections include a knuckle-busting medley ("Chilly Winds-Old Joe Clark-Salt River- Johnny Bring the Jug Around the Hill") played in the bright, aggressive downpick clawhammer style of Wade Ward.2003, The Old-time Herald: A Magazine Dedicated to Old-time Music, page 226

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Questions about downpicks

What is downpicks the plural of?
Downpicks is the plural of downpick.

Words near downpicks in the dictionary

  1. downpayment
  2. downpayments
  3. downpick
  4. downpicked
  5. downpicking
  6. downpicks
  7. downpipe
  8. downpipes
  9. downpitch
  10. downpitched
  11. downpitches

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