AllardChardon
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Yes, Tio, I do know the term 'easy pickings', but that does not seem quite the same as definition 2. And hello to you, too. Gleaning is a laborious job in some cases and would, therefore, warrant the use of the word 'pickings', IMO.
I have been waiting to add this next one for a long time. It came to me by way of Civil War research.
picket(1) - noun 1. a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale 2.a. a detached body of soldiers serving to guard an army from surprise b. a detachment kept ready in camp for such duty c. SENTINEL 3. a person posted by a labour organization at a place of work affected by a strike; also: a person posted for a demonstration or protest
picket(2) - vt 1. to enclose, fence, or fortify with pickets 2.a. to guard with a picket b. to post as a picket 3. TETHER 4.a. to post pickets at b. to walk or stand in front of as a picket vi to serve as a picket
I have been waiting to add this next one for a long time. It came to me by way of Civil War research.
picket(1) - noun 1. a pointed or sharpened stake, post, or pale 2.a. a detached body of soldiers serving to guard an army from surprise b. a detachment kept ready in camp for such duty c. SENTINEL 3. a person posted by a labour organization at a place of work affected by a strike; also: a person posted for a demonstration or protest
picket(2) - vt 1. to enclose, fence, or fortify with pickets 2.a. to guard with a picket b. to post as a picket 3. TETHER 4.a. to post pickets at b. to walk or stand in front of as a picket vi to serve as a picket