pricket
Americannoun
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a sharp metal point on which to stick a candle.
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a candlestick with one or more such points.
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a buck in his second year.
noun
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a male deer in the second year of life having unbranched antlers
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a sharp metal spike on which to stick a candle
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a candlestick having such a spike
Etymology
Origin of pricket
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at prick, -et
Example Sentences
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The appendage in question was named a "pricket bat", and it was used to burst balloons.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2013
The old foresters had different names for a buck during each successive year of its life, distinguishing the fawn from the pricket, the pricket from the sore, and so forth, as its age increased.
From Style by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Twas not a haud credo; 'twas a pricket.
From Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
I sthe deer was not a haud credo; 'twas a pricket.
From Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
And, to humour the ignorant, I have call'd the deer the Princess killed, a pricket.
From Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare
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