Pricking

Prick·ing

Pricking

n.
  1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
  2. The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness. (Far.)
  3. A sensation of being pricked.
  4. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [Obs.]
  5. Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [Obs.]