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ticking |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tick \Tick\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ticked}; p. pr & vb n. {Ticking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf D. tikken, LG ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does to beat 2. To strike gently; to pat. Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. --Latimer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ticking \Tick"ing\, 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ticking n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: {tick}] 2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
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