noun (n)

• a metallic tapping sound(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  tick
  

  source: wordnet30
• a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers(noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.(noun)

  source: webster1913