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   Tick, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.]
    To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.
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   To strike gently; to pat.
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   Stand not ticking and toying at the branches.
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   Ticking , n. [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.] A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.
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