2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.

Kick, n. 1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with the

foot.

A kick, that scarce would move a horse, May kill a sound divine.

Cowper.

2. The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which

prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of

Pocketknife.

3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the

surface of the brick.

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