pricket

American  

[prik-it] / ˈprɪk ɪt /

noun

1. a sharp metal point on which to stick a candle.

2. a candlestick with one or more such points.

3. a buck in his second year.

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pricket British  

/ ˈprɪkɪt /

noun

1. a male deer in the second year of life having unbranched antlers

2. a sharp metal spike on which to stick a candle

3. a candlestick having such a spike

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Etymology

Origin of pricket

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; prick, -et

Example Sentences

The appendage in question was named a "pricket bat", and it was used to burst balloons.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2013

And I say the pollusion holds in the exchange, for the moon is never but a month old; and I say beside that 'twas a pricket that the Princess killed.

From Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare, William

I sthe deer was not a haud credo; 'twas a pricket.

From Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare, William

And, to humour the ignorant, I have call'd the deer the Princess killed, a pricket.

From Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare, William

Among the varieties are the earliest form of pricket candlestick on which the candle was "stuck," the bell candlesticks, and the candlesticks which were fixed on brackets against the wall.

From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)

Related Words

• candelabra
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