Tick
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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Tick
Tick. [From Fr. ticquette, ticket, a bill stuck up; a marked card; a token of any right or debt] Tick, the current slang for credit, is an abbreviation of ticket, the old name for a tradesman's bilk
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