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There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb nick. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1820s. See meaning & use.
Definition of nick him in the Idioms Dictionary. nick him phrase. What does nick him expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary.
The earliest known use of the verb nick is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).. OED's earliest evidence for nick is from around 1440, in Palladius' De Re Rustica.. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
Nick \Nick\, n. [Akin to Nock.]1. A notch cut into something; as: (a) A score for keeping an account; a reckoning. [Obs.] (b) (Print.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.
Britannica Dictionary definition of NICK. 1. [count] a : a small broken area that appears on something after something else hits or cuts it. There is a nick [= chip] in the cup. There are a couple of nicks on the painting. b : a small cut on your skin. His face was covered with nicks and cuts after shaving. 2.
Nitpick definition: to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.. See examples of NITPICK used in a sentence.
