D defs.my
Entry 5 senses Webster, 1913

Pricking

· Prick·ing · IPA /ˈpɹɪkɪŋ/
01 n. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
  1. 1.
    The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
  2. 2.
    The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.(Far.)
  3. 3.
    A sensation of being pricked.
  4. 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. 5.
    Dressing one's self for show; prinking.[Obs.]