repickv.
/ˌriːˈpɪk/, U.S. /riˈpɪk/ transitive. To pick again (in various senses of the verb).
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > clear of refuse [verb (transitive)] > clear by picking
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1779 W. Marshall Exper. & Observ. conc. Agric. & Weather 83 The Docks picked out of the Swaths; which were afterwards turned and re-picked.
1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. viii. 159 Paul hastened to repick his oakum and rejoin his friend.
1877 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 5 May (advt.) Portland Steam Scouring Mills..scour and repick Mattresses.
1937 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 27 283 Repicking the dumps marks the death-knell of a mine.
1968 Science 25 Oct. 465/1 Colonies that gave the original mutant response were repicked from single colonies.
2002 Total Guitar Mar. 107/2 Bend up to the pitch shown in the brackets, then re-pick the note while holding the bent note at the pitch shown.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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