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Nick
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nick
Etymology: ME, nyke, notch
a split in a single strand of DNA that can be made with the enzyme deoxyribonuclease or with ethidium bromide. See also cut.
Nick
Essentially equivalent to 'condition' or 'shape'; a person or piece of equipment may be said to be in good nick
nick
1. said of a mating that is likely to produce superior offspring.
2. slang for body condition; an animal in good body condition is said to be in good nick.
3. a break in a strand of nucleic acid.
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What we got was a coat that looked like it had been nicked off Kasabian's tour bus.
Chill Billie by The Mirror (London, England)
Next Paul Paton latched on to David Rowson's flick from Alan Archibald's long ball and his cross nicked off Paul Lovering and spun towards the top corner - but Airdrie keeper Stephen Robertson turned the ball over the bar.
LIAM CAN BE GOAL MACHINE by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Five of the items stolen including a police helmet and utility belt were nicked off police premises.
'You're nicked'... from the cop shop by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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