Obs. rare. [f. TICK sb.5] intr. Of a horse: To practise crib-biting; = CRIB v. 9.
1720. W. Gibson, Diet. Horses, v. (1731), 84. While they do this, they give a Belch through their throat, which is that which we call Ticking. Some Horses Tick upon the Trench, and some … upon any post or rail they can come at … because it is sometimes communicated by example, a Ticker ought therefore to stand by himself.
