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picked over

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picked over
rejected; worn, dirty, or undesirable. This merchandise looks worn and picked over. I don't want any of it. Everything in the store is picked over by the end of the month.


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I've been picked over six years, but our family is known to be especially long lived.
The blue- bottles buzzed about the wall, and a little old mouse picked over the rubbish among the jam pots.
 
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