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Nick and Old Nick noun the devil.

nick noun 1 a small cut; a notch. 2 colloq a prison or police station. verb (nicked, nicking) 1 to make a small cut in something; to cut something slightly; to snip it. 2 slang to arrest (a criminal). 3 slang to steal. 4 to make a cut in (a horse's tail muscle), so that the tail is carried higher. in good nick colloq in good condition. in the nick of time at the last possible moment; just in time.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c.