The Collaborative International Dictionary
Picked dogfish
Picked \Pick"ed\, a.
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Pointed; sharp. ``Picked and polished.''
--Chapman.Let the stake be made picked at the top.
--Mortimer. (Zo["o]l.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of certain fishes.
Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.
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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.