Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ticking .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare See
ticking .
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The word "tickle" comes from the Middle English tickelen, which it's believed came from ticken, to touch lightly.
Archive 2009-04-01 Heather McDougal 2009
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The word "tickle" comes from the Middle English tickelen, which it's believed came from ticken, to touch lightly.
Tickle, tickle (part 2) Heather McDougal 2009
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I've had a few Swatch watches and the ones that I haven't lost have taken a licken and are still ticken!
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Boil till he ticken (thicken) Cedar paddles stir with.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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I did not git anything worth a waring before and bead spreds bead ticken
Liberian Letters: Judy Harden to Howell Lewis, Dr. James H. Minor, and Frank Nelson 1858 February 27 1858
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On his head was a hat with a low crown and broad brim, very much resembling that of an English waggoner; about his body was a long loose tunic or slop, seemingly of coarse ticken, open in front, so as to allow the interior garments to be occasionally seen; these appeared to consist of a jerkin and short velveteen pantaloons.
The Bible in Spain; or, the journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula George Henry Borrow 1842
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On his head was a hat with a low crown and broad brim, very much resembling that of an English waggoner; about his body was a long loose tunic or slop, seemingly of coarse ticken, open in front, so as to allow the interior garments to be occasionally seen; these appeared to consist of a jerkin and short velveteen pantaloons.
The Bible in Spain 1712
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Wie ticken die prominentesten Köpfe der deutschen Wirtschaftspolitik?
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Ruth: If you vote straight Dem ticken, then vote for any particular candidate, your vote is ... angel: i really like john mccain and my whole family likes him and i hope he becomes president ...
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Ruth: If you vote straight Dem ticken, then vote for any particular candidate, your vote is ... angel: i really like john mccain and my whole family likes him and i hope he becomes president ...
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