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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ticking

/tĭk'-ĭng/ · Tick·ing · IPA /ˈtɪkɪŋ/
01 n. 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 …
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    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. Also: ticken