The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pickeering
Pickeer \Pick*eer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pickeered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pickeering.] [F. picorer to go marauding, orig., to
go to steal cattle, ultimately fr. L. pecus, pecoris, cattle;
cf. F. picor['e]e, Sp. pecorea robbery committed by
straggling soldiers.]
To make a raid for booty; to maraud; also, to skirmish in
advance of an army. See Picaroon. [Obs.]
--Bp. Burnet.
Wiktionary
pickeering
vb. (present participle of pickeer English)