pricket

prick·et (pr

a. A small point or spike for holding a candle upright.

b. A candlestick having such a spike.

2. A buck in its second year, before the antlers branch.

[Middle English priket, diminutive of prik, prick, prick; see prick.]

pricket

pricket [ˈprɪkɪt]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a male deer in the second year of life having unbranched antlers

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a sharp metal spike on which to stick a candle

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a candlestick having such a spike

[C14 priket, from prik prick]

pricket - A candlestick with a spike for holding up the candle (or the spike itself).

See also related terms for spike.

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Noun	1.	pricket - a sharp metal spike to hold a candle candle holder, candlestick - a holder with sockets for candles spike - sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
	2.	pricket - male deer in his second year cervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

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On target for Cwm were Kyle Snooks, Geraint Williams, Mark Rees and Matthew Owen, with Aaron Pricket replying.

On-target Lamb gives Tonyrefail the chop as Sully y close gap at top ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)

But rather like her sister, the Oaks runner-up Pricket, Diminuendo was not nearly as successful at stud.

Colt from Indian Ridge's final crop a likely highlight; BLOODSTOCK ... by The Racing Post (London, England)

“I always say that Vestry to Canal on Hudson is our white pricket fence because people don’t want to cross that line and deal with New Jersey people commuting home," Mr.

The Local: Tribeca's Last Gritty Street by Lysandra Ohrstrom / The New York Observer

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