2. To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or
notches in.
And thence proceed to nicking sashes. --Prior.
The itch of his affection should not then Have
nicked his captainship. --Shak.
3. To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to
tally with.
Words nicking and resembling one another are
applicable to different significations. --Camden.
4. To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at
the precise point or time.
The just season of doing things must be nicked, and
all accidents improved. --L'Estrange.
5. To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail
of a horse, in order to make him carry ir higher).