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1.nounA bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
2.nounAn object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
3.nounA printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
4.nounA serif or other ornamentation on type.
5.nounLocal swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
6.nounA tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
7.nounAn unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action, often preceded by the words "taking a ..." or "took a ... "."Farmer Jones took a hickey on his soybean crop when the flood washed the seeds away."