About The Word Pricking
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Pricking
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What's The Definition Of Pricking?
[n] the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pricking: prick Related Terms | Find terms related to Pricking: See Also | puncture Pricking In Webster's Dictionary \Prick"ing\, n.
1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
``There is that speaketh like the prickings of a sword.''
--Prov. xii. 18 [1583].
2. (Far.)
(a) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to
produce lameness.
(b) Same as {Nicking}.
3. A sensation of being pricked. --Shak.
4. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also,
the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [Obs.]
5. Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [Obs.]
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