pinking noun1.
['pɪŋkɪŋ] E16.[from PINK verb1 + -ING1.]The action of
PINK verb1;
esp. the decoration of cloth etc. with holes or scalloped or zigzag edges; an example of such decoration, an ornamental edging.
Comb.:
pinking-iron a sharp instrument for cutting out pinked borders.
pinking scissors,
pinking shears a dressmaker's serrated scissors used for cutting a zigzag edge.
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pinking verbal noun2.
['pɪŋkɪŋ] E20.[from PINK verb3 + -ING1.]The action of
PINK verb3;
esp. the production of metallic rattling in an engine by faulty combustion; an instance of this.
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