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pick

Meaning of “pick”

Pull or pluck out.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Proverbs 30:17

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Proverbs 30:17
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The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 30:17 · retained source text

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother; the rauens of the valley shall picke it out, and the young Eagles shall eate it.

1611 marginal noteOr, the brooke.

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Webster 1828

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To pull off or pluck with the fingers something that grows or adheres to another thing; to separate by the hand, as fruit from trees.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 293