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Webster 1913 Edition
Pricking
Prick′ing
,Noun.
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.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Pricking
PRICK'ING
,ppr.
PRICK'ING
,Noun.