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Ticking
Pronunciation : Tick"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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