prick out en · VERB
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To separate (seedlings) growing together, for example into a different pot
Before the time for sowing arrives consideration should be given to the question of what labour is available for pricking out the seedlings, and what accommodation can be provided for the protection of the plants in their later stages
1911, Thomas Smith, Profitable Culture of Vegetables:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pricking out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pricks out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pricked out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pricked out | Tense=Past | lexicographic |