rockpicking

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From rock + pick + -ing.

Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle Reducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A task performed periodically, not a vocation.

Business, Mining Cleaning out the rocks during ore dressing. Done by a person, machine, or machine component.

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