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picks

/pΙͺks/
Visual illustration of picks: The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
noun

The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.

Visual illustration of picks: To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together. - Image 1
picks: To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together. - Thumbnail 1
picks: To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together. - Thumbnail 2
verb

To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.

Visual illustration of picks: To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.
verb

To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.