PRICKING
pricking
Noun
- The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
- The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
- A nicking.
- The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick.
- The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
- Dressing oneself for show; prinking.
Verb
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