ticking

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tick=ing

CIDE DICTIONARY

ticking, n. [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.].

 A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ticking, n. a stout usu. striped material used to cover mattresses etc.

Etymology

TICK(4) + -ING(1)