pickings

Noun

picking (plural pickings)

1. A gathering to pick fruit.
   • We went to a strawberry picking last June.
2. (usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
   • Gilbert wandered through . . .the haunts of ravenous dogs and homeless cats that kept themselves alive on the choice pickings of the city's garbage.1899, F. Marion Crawford, chapter 9, in Via Crucis

   Synonyms:

   leftovers

3. (usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
   • easy pickings, rich pickings
4. Something picked or pulled out.
   • The schoolboy flicked his nose pickings across the classroom.
5. The act of making a choice; selection.
6. The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.

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