PRICKING

n.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.
n.

The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.

3.
n.

Same as Nicking.

4.
n.

A sensation of being pricked. Shak.

5.
n.

The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [Obs.]

6.
n.

Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [Obs.]


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