noun

• A gathering to pick fruit.
• (usually pluralized) Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
• (usually pluralized) Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
• Something picked or pulled out.
• The act of making a choice; selection.
• The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
• The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
• Dabbing in stoneworking.