Category:Picker

Pick"er, n. Etym: [from pick.]

1. One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a Pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton Picker. "pickers and stealers." Shak.

2. (mach.)

Defn: a machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to Loosen and separate the fiber.

3. (weaving)

Defn: the piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and Impels it through the warp.

4. (ordnance)

Defn: a priming wire for cleaning the vent.