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nicking
(encz) | nicking,vrubování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Nicking
(gcide) | 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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Nicking
(gcide) | 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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nicking
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panicking
(encz) | panicking,panikaření n: Zdeněk Brož |
picnicking
(encz) | picnicking,bytí na pikniku n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
Finicking
(gcide) | Finicking \Fin"ick*ing\, Finicky \Fin"ick*y\, a.
Finical; unduly particular; excessively demanding over minor
details. [Colloq.]
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Picnicking
(gcide) | Picnic \Pic"nic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Picnicked; p. pr. & vb.
n. Picnicking.]
To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public
fashion.
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Snicking
(gcide) | Snick \Snick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snicked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Snicking.]
1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.
--H. Kingsley.
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2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. --R. A. Proctor.
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