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pricker

British  
/ ˈprɪkə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that pricks

  2. a thorn; prickle

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Example Sentences

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McDonald carries with him a finger pricker and a pocket-size glucose monitoring machine.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Uh, those girls are like walking pricker bushes,” Keisha says, taking a bite of her sandwich.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

We tromped through woods, pushing our way around thick shrubs and stepping over pricker bushes.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

I stick the tip of the loppers into the pricker canes.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

Drags the pricker canes out of my way.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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