Definition of nick

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Nick (n.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution..

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Provection :: Provection (n.) A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename..
Norwegium :: Norwegium (n.) A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway..
Snick :: Snick (n. & v. t.) See Sneck.
Greaser :: Greaser (n.) A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican of the lowest type.
Nicking :: Nicking (v. t.) The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.
Bonduc :: Bonduc (n.) See Nicker tree.
Zenick :: Zenick (n.) A South African burrowing mammal (Suricata tetradactyla), allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish transverse stripes on the back. Called also suricat..
Earshrift :: Earshrift (n.) A nickname for auricular confession; shrift.
Copper-nickel :: Copper-nickel (n.) Niccolite.
Cabrerite :: Cabrerite (n.) An apple-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of nickel, cobalt, and magnesia; -- so named from the Sierra Cabrera, Spain..
Nicknaming :: Nicknaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nicknam.
Snicker :: Snicker (v. i.) To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons attempt to suppress loud laughter..
Nickar Tree :: Nickar tree () Same as Nicker nut, Nicker tree..
Electro-magnet :: Electro-magnet (n.) A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe..
Nicked :: Nicked (imp. & p. p.) of Nic.
Notch :: Notch (n.) A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
Monarcho :: Monarcho (n.) The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor.
Scab :: Scab (n.) A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike..
Packfong :: Packfong (n.) A Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver..
Electroplating :: Electroplating (n.) The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity..
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