rockpicking

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounrockpicking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableagricultureReducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A task performed periodically, not a vocation.
  2. uncountableore dressingbusinessCleaning out the rocks during ore dressing. Done by a person, machine, or machine component.

Origin

From rock + pick + -ing.

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APA

rockpicking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockpicking

MLA

“rockpicking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockpicking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rockpicking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockpicking.

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