How to Spell pick
pick
pick - verb
- To pierce, penetrate, or break up with a pointed instrument
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"picked the hard clay"
Etymology
Middle English {it}piken{/it}, partly from Old English {it}*pΔ«cian{/it} (akin to Middle Dutch {it}picken{/it} to prick); partly from Middle French {it}piquer{/it} to prick {ma}{mat|pike|}{/ma}