pickeered
/pɪˈkɪrd/
verb
- Past tense of pickeer, meaning to engage in a minor skirmish or to act as a scout or skirmisher.
- The soldiers pickeered along the forest edge to test the enemy's defenses.
- They pickeered for hours, exchanging shots with the opposing scouts.
- During the campaign, the cavalry pickeered ahead of the main army.