"pickery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪkəɹi/ Forms: pickeries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkəɹi Etymology: From pick (“to steal”), or perhaps from pickeer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pickery (plural pickeries)
  1. A place where cotton is picked.
    Sense id: en-pickery-en-noun-xmYHfkt0
  2. (Scotland, archaic) petty theft Tags: Scotland, archaic Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-pickery-en-noun-43H9oekO Disambiguation of Crime: 12 88 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98

Inflected forms

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