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Pricker   Listen
noun
Pricker  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.
2.
One who spurs forward; a light horseman. "The prickers, who rode foremost,... halted."
3.
A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
4.
(Naut.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, used in sailmaking.





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"Pricker" Quotes from Famous Books



... now is Religion | And a loud buyer, A rider, a roamer about, | A pricker on a palfrey, A leader of love days | From ...
— English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History - Designed as a Manual of Instruction • Henry Coppee


Words linked to "Pricker" :   thorn, glochidium, spine, prick, prickle, sticker, awl


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