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noun
Reducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A task performed periodically, not a vocation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Cleaning out the rocks during ore dressing. Done by a person, machine, or machine component.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: ore dressing
Topics: business, mining
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History
From rock + pick + -ing.
