tichorhine

[Mod. Lat. tich or hin us, from Gr. teichos = a wall, and rhis (gen it. rhinos) = the nose.] Palæont.: The English translation of the specific name of the Woolly Rhinoceros ( R. tich or in us ), which has reference to the fact that the nostrils are completely separated by a bony septum. [WOOLLY RHINOCEROS.] tick (1), 8. [A contract. of ticket (q. v.).] 1. Credit, trust. "To put a tick against the candidate he prefers."-London Daily News . 3. A game of boys; also called Tig. "By moonshine, many a night, do give each other chase, At hood-wink, barley-break, at tick , or prison base." Drayton: Polyolbion , s. 30.