Associations to the word «Pricket»

Wiktionary

PRICKET, noun. (obsolete) A candle. [14th-17th c.]
PRICKET, noun. A spike for holding a single candle. [from 15th c.]
PRICKET, noun. A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched. [from 15th c.]

Dictionary definition

PRICKET, noun. A sharp metal spike to hold a candle.
PRICKET, noun. Male deer in his second year.

Wise words

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