Nicking

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  • v. Present participle of nick.
  • n. The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
  • n. Small coal produced in making the nicking.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of cutting nicks or notches; specifically, the operation of cutting tbe depressor or lateral muscles of the tail of a horse, for the purpose of either elevating or straightening it.
  • Word Usage
    "He gets the idea nicking's easy ... skedaddles down here, meets up with the likes of Bob Dawson, and Dick Weldon, and reckons Dorset folk have sawdust be­tween their ears."
    Verb Stem
    nick