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Tickey vs Ticky - What's the difference?

tickey | ticky |

As nouns the difference between tickey and ticky

is that tickey is a silver threepenny bit while ticky is a tick (particularly, a check mark).

As an adjective ticky is

infested with ticks (The tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina..

As an interjection ticky is

representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.

tickey

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (South Africa, obsolete) A silver threepenny bit.

    • Derived terms

    * tickey box * long tickey * tickey-draai * stops on a tickey. * half a brick and a tickey high. South African English

    ticky

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • infested with ticks (The tiny woodland arthropod of the order Acarina.)
    • The ticky cows should be kept well separated to avoid contamination.

    Noun

    (tickies)
  • (childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).
    • Can I get another ticky ?

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (onomatopoeia, also tick) Representing short pitchless sound at a reasonable volume.
    • Ticky-ticky-ticky the clock continued regardless of whether anyone listened.

    See also

    * ticky-tacky