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HAND-PICK
hand·pick
/
ˈhændˈpɪk
/
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hand
-
pik
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to
pick
by
hand
.
2.
to select personally and with care:
The boss handpicked his assistants.
Origin:
1825–35;
hand
+
pick
1
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hand-pick
—
vb
(
tr
) to choose or select with great care, as for a special job or purpose
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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