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TICK, contracts. Credit; as, if a servant usually buy for the master upon tick, and the servant buy something without the master's order, yet, if the master were trusted by the trader, he is liable. 1 Show. 95; 3 Keb. 625; 10 Mod. 111; 3 Esp. R. 214; 4 Esp. R. 174.



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They are classified as hard ticks and soft ticks, depending on the consistency of their covering cuticles.
Many hard tick species "quest" for hosts, by climbing blades of grass or weeds and remaining attached, forelegs outstretched, awaiting a passing host.
 
 
 
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