rockpicker

English

Etymology

From rock +‎ pick +‎ -er.

Noun

rockpicker (plural rockpickers)

  1. (agriculture) A farmer or laborer reducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A role played periodically, not a vocation.
  2. (mining, ore dressing) A person, machine, or machine component that cleans out the rocks during ore dressing.

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