pinking
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
2.To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
3.To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
Pinking \Pink"ing\, n.
1.The act of piercing or stabbing. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Pinking iron. (a) An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons, flounces, etc. (b) A sword. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]