Pick'ing, n.

n. 1. The act of plucking, selecting, or gathering.

2. That which is left to be picked or gleaned.
3. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks. Simmonds.
4. A hard-burned brick. Simmonds.
5. The act of stealing or pilfering; also, that which is stolen;—used especially in the phrase “pickings and stealings.”