Pink \Pink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinking.]

[OE. pinken to prick, probably a nasalized form of pick.]

1. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles.

2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison.

3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.]

--Herbert.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Pinking \Pink"ing\, n.

1. The act of piercing or stabbing.

2. The act or method of decorating fabrics or garments with a pinking iron; also, the style of decoration; scallops made with a pinking iron.

Pinking iron.
   (a) An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons, flounces, etc.
   (b) A sword. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)