Pricking

1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
2. A sensation of being pricked.
3. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
4. Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
1. The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
2. Same as Nicking.