picador
(noun) the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
Source: WordNet® 3.1
picador (plural picadors or picadores)
(bullfighting) A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pic`a*dor", n. Etym: [Sp.]
Definition: A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him without attempting to kill him.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
