noun
rareAn instrument for removing bits of food lodged between the teeth; a toothpick.
adjective
rareOf a person's manner, conversation, etc.: leisurely, easy, idle, as if resting and picking one's teeth after a meal; (in later use especially) affectedly indolent or languid.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland. From pick- + tooth.
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