What does "pricking" mean?
Pricking: (Far.) (a) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness. (b) Same as Nicking.
Additional senses
- 2.A sensation of being pricked. Shak.
- 3.The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [Obs.]
- 4.Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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