Bible Dictionaries
Nicking

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) Small coal produced in making the nicking.

(2):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nick

(3):

(v. t.) The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Nicking'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/nicking.html. 1828.