intransitive verb
probably modification of French picorer to maraud, perhaps from Middle French pecore sheep, from Old Italian pecora — more at pecorino
1644, in the meaning defined above
pickedevant
pickeer
pickeerer
“Pickeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickeer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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