·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Tick.
II. Ticking ·noun A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue;
— called also ticken.
setting up turves to dry, in order to prepare them for fuel. W. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose