Prick"ing, n. 1.
The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
"There is that speaketh like the prickings of a sword."
Prov. xii. 18 [1583].
2. (Far.) (a) The
driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
(b) Same as Nicking.
3. A sensation of being pricked.
Shak.
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.]