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 Definitions for Nicking: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Nick \Nick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nicked (n[i^]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. Nicking.]
1. To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or
upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.
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2. To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or
notches in; to create a nick[2] in, deliberately or
accidentally; as, to nick the rim of a teacup.
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And thence proceed to nicking sashes. --Prior.
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The itch of his affection should not then
Have nicked his captainship. --Shak.
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3. To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to
tally with.
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Words nicking and resembling one another are
applicable to different significations. --Camden.
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4. To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at
the precise point or time.
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The just season of doing things must be nicked, and
all accidents improved. --L'Estrange.
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5. To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail
of a horse, in order to make him carry it higher).
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Nicking \Nick"ing\, n. [From Nick, v. t.] (Coal Mining)
(a) The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
(b) pl. Small coal produced in making the nicking.
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