First Known Use: 15th century
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pricket
noun prick·et \ˈpri-kət\
Definition of PRICKET
1
a : a spike on which a candle is stuck b : a candlestick with such a point
2
: a buck in the second year of life
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Origin of PRICKET
Middle English priket, from prikke
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