"rockpicking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From rock + pick + -ing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|pick|-ing}} rock + pick + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rockpicking (uncountable)
  1. (agriculture) Reducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A task performed periodically, not a vocation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockpicking-en-noun-OkieZpvi Categories (other): Agriculture Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  2. (mining, ore dressing) Cleaning out the rocks during ore dressing. Done by a person, machine, or machine component. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockpicking-en-noun-vnw5tpr3 Categories (other): Mining, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rockpicker
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