| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb handpick.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (handpick) | 1. To pick, select, choose, elect or opt.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Base verb from the following inflections: handpicking, handpicked, handpicks, handpicker, handpickers, handpickingly and hpickedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Specialty Definition: HANDPICKING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | Manual removal of selected fraction of coarse run-of-mine ore, usually performed on picking belts (belt conveyors) after screening away small material, perhaps washing off obscure dirt, and crushing pieces too large for the worker to handle. Hard sorting (Rand) describes picking of banket when up to 30% of waste rock is removed. See also: sorting. (references) | ||
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