How to pronounce“nick”in English
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Definitions of “nick”
A small cut in a surface.
“in the nick of time”
A small cut in a surface.
“A nick is a hollow cast crossways in the shanks of types, to make a distinction readily between differnt sorts and sizes; and to enable the compositor to perceive quickly the bottom of the letter as it lies in the case, when composing; as nicks are always cast on that side of the shank on which the bottom of the face of the letter is placed. A great deal of inconvenience frequently arises, owing to the founders casting different founts of types with a similar nick in each.”
To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
“I nicked myself while I was shaving.”
To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
“The itch of his Affection ſhould not then / Haue nickt his Captain-ſhip, at ſuch a point, / When halfe to halfe the world oppos'd, he being / The meered queſtion?”
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