Hand-picked

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of hand-pick form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of handpicked. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "His hand-picked collection of images gives a 128-page first-hand account of life on the railways - the locomotives, the freight and the rolling stock."

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acceptedadoptedappointedapprovedbestcarried

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"His hand-picked collection of images gives a 128-page first-hand account of life on the railways - the locomotives, the freight and the rolling stock."

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