Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison.

   3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert.

Pinking \Pink"ing\, n.
   1. The act of piercing or stabbing.

   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.

   {Pinking iron}.
      (a) An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons,
          flounces, etc.
      (b) A sword. [Colloq.]