quicking1
/ˈkwɪkɪŋ/Now rare
noun
= quickening.
Origin
Late Middle English. From quick + -ing. Compare Middle Low German quickinge reviving, refreshing.
quicking2
/ˈkwɪkɪŋ/noun
The action or process of planting a quickset hedge (usually hawthorn). Also concrete : the plants used to make such a hedge collectively. Compare quick, quick. Now historical.
Origin
Late Middle English. Either from quick + -ing or from quick + -ing. In later use also partly from quick + -ing.
quicking3
/ˈkwɪkɪŋ/noun
The action or process of coating metal with mercury or a solution containing mercury so as to facilitate the adherence of a layer of gold or silver to the metal surface.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Richardson (1743–1814), literary scholar. From quick + -ing.