"Nicking" Quotes from Famous Books
... the racer should really be in the blood, or what is called the proper nicking of it, I must say, it is a matter of great wonder to me, that the blood of the Godolphin Arabian, who was a confined Stallion, and had but few Mares, should nick so well as to produce so many excellent racers; and that the blood of his son Cade, who has had such a number of Mares, and ...![](http://www.free-translator.com/rquot.gif) — A Dissertation on Horses • William Osmer |