a.  One who picks cotton from the bolls of the plant; also, a machine for doing this. b. A machine for cleaning and dressing cotton. So Cotton-picking.

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1849.  Sci. Amer., V. 172. New Cotton Picker.

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1891.  Boston (Mass.) Herald, 9 Nov. Cotton Picking Machine…. The wheels are four feet apart to enable it to cover a row of cotton plants.

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