NICK
Nick, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Nicking.]
1. To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.
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).
NICK
Nick, v. t.
Defn: To nickname; to style. [Obs.]
For Warbeck, as you nick him, came to me. Ford.
NICKAR NUT; NICKAR TREE
Nick"ar nut`, Nick"ar tree`. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Nicker nut, Nicker tree.