"pick-fault" meaning in All languages combined

See pick-fault on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pick-faults [plural]
Etymology: From pick + fault. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pick|fault}} pick + fault Head templates: {{en-noun}} pick-fault (plural pick-faults)
  1. (obsolete) A critic; a censorious person. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People Synonyms: faultfinder

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete) A critic; a censorious person."
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