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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