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Ticking

Ticking Meaning & Definition
Ticking Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ticking?

[n] a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
[n] a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ticking: tick

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ticking:

See Also | cloth | fabric | material | sound | textile | ticktock | tictac | tocktact

Ticking In Webster's Dictionary

\Tick"ing\, n. [From {Tick} a bed cover. Cf. {Ticken}.] A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also {ticken}.

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