The nicking was done by swanherds, appointed by the king's licence, who kept a register of all the various marks.
This nicking of swans on the river was formerly a matter of great state.
Rapping on Storni's door he waited, fingers nicking at the sun ridged wood, wood that was more slab than door.
Among the many uses to which metal saws may be applied we mention the slitting of sheet metals, splitting wires and rods, slotting and grooving, nicking screws, etc.
It is very useful for slotting sheet brass and tubes, slotting small shafts, nicking screws, etc.
Another method of nicking screws is illustrated by Fig.
The nicking buddle is analogous to the tables called dormantes or jumelles by the French miners.
Alongside of this channel there is a slightly inclined plank, called nicking board, corresponding to the head of the twin table, and there is a nearly level plane below.
Let's have it, then: save me nicking about with my flint and steel.
Mike joyfully; and he pressed close to Vince, as the latter sat down, took out the box, and began nicking away with the flint and steel, making the scintillating sparks flash and send their feeble light in all directions.
Can't help it: we must have a light," said Vince; and the cavern began to echo strangely with the nickingof the flint and steel.
And all the time he was nicking away, and in his hurry failing to get a spark to drop in the tinder.
This Aleck did after the customary nicking and blowing.
The next minute there was the rattle of iron or tin, and then a short, sharp, nicking sound began, accompanied by a display of flowery little sparks.
At every stroke with the flint, a number of sparks shone out for a moment, lighting up the striker's face, but though he kept on nicking away, there was no result.
She was gazing straight before her, her teeth nicking the edge of her lower lip.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nicking" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
