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Meaning of PRICKET

Pronunciation:  'prikit

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  male deer in his second year
  2. [n]  a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
 

PRICKET is a 7 letter word that starts with P.

 

 See Also: candle holder, candlestick, cervid, deer, spike

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Prick"et\, n. [Perhaps so called from the state of his
horns. See {Prick}, and cf. {Brocket}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A buck in his second year. See {Note} under 3d {Buck}.
--Shak.

 

 

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