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earpick

noun

Etymology

From ear + pick.

  1. derived from *bew-✻
  2. inherited from *pikkōną✻ — “to pick, peck, prick, knock”
  3. inherited from *pikkōn✻
  4. inherited from *piccian✻
  5. inherited from piken
  6. compounded as earpick — “ear + pick”

Definitions

  1. An instrument for removing earwax from the ear.

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