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Picked dogfish

Picked \Pick"ed\, a.

  1. Pointed; sharp. ``Picked and polished.''
    --Chapman.

    Let the stake be made picked at the top.
    --Mortimer.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes.

  3. Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.

  4. Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

    Picked dogfish. (Zo["o]l.) See under Dogfish.

    Picked out, ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like, of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage body dark green, picked out with red.