Tick \Tick\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.]

[Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.]

1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.

2. To strike gently; to pat.

Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. --Latimer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Ticking \Tick"ing\, n. [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)