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pricking
CIDE DICTIONARY
pricking, n.
- The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point. Prov. xii. 18 [1583]. [1913 Webster]
- The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness. [1913 Webster]
- A sensation of being pricked. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [1913 Webster]
- Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [1913 Webster]
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