Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker.

2. (n.) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber.

3. (n.) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp.

4. (n.) A priming wire for cleaning the vent.