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pick1 verb steal: There’s some wha has tae pick or stairve... 20-. etymology: a development from Scots pick ‘be a petty thief, pilfer’, obsolete in that language since early nineteenth century; attested by BS in SS
pick2, tak a pick at noun have a dislike of or grudge against: Once they police tak a pick at ye they are on yer back morning, noon and night. 18-. etymology: Scots; from English pique ‘quarrel, resentment’; attested by BW
pick3 noun a small quantity, a trace, a scrap: If we get this pick o hay gaitheret up before the rain comes and stacked with my help, I think we should manage to keep the animals alive for the winter. la19-. etymology: Scots also Irish pioc; attested by DW