rockpicker

noun — 2 senses

rockpicker

noun

Etymology From rock + pick + -er.

Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle A farmer or laborer reducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A role played periodically, not a vocation.

Business, Mining A person, machine, or machine component that cleans out the rocks during ore dressing.

Related terms: rockpicking, air knife

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