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ˈnose-pick [pick n.1 5.] An instrument for clearing the nose of mucus, etc. ˈnose-picker [picker1], a person who picks his nose (with his fingers); ˈnose-picking vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1825Kaleidoscope 11 Oct. 114/3 Appended to it, by a silver chain, was..an ivory nose-pick. 1959I. & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolch. iii. 47 To a nose-picker they chant: Friday, pie-day, Keep your nose tidy. 1960Koestler Lotus & Robot i. i. 62 Only the nose-picking disciple kept up his activities. 1975J. Aiken Voices in Empty House iv. 116 The nose-picking in itself made me feel sick... Nobody in polite society ever picked their nose. |