A Pricking

1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
2. A sensation that pricks.
3. The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
4. (mining) A nicking.
5. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick.
6. The act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
7. (obsolete) Dressing oneself for show; prinking.