3. in pl. (Stock Exchange).—Hotchkiss Ordnance Co. shares.

Verb. (old colloquial).—To touch gently; to brush. In billiards and

other games the balls are said to kiss when they barely touch.

1593. Shakspeare, Taming of the Shrew, i. 1. When with his knees he

kissed the Cretan strand.