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Webster 1913 Edition
Pricker
Prick′er
,Noun.
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. Sir W. Scott.
3.
A priming wire; a priming needle, – used in blasting and gunnery.
Knight.
4.
(Naut.)
A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, – used in sailmaking.
R. H. Dana, Ir.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pricker
PRICK'ER
,Noun.
1.
In colloquial use, a prickle.2.
A light horseman. [Not in use.]Definition 2024
pricker
pricker
English
Noun
pricker (plural prickers)
- One who pricks.
- A tool for pricking.
- A prickle or thorn.
- One who spurs forward; a light horseman.
- Sir Walter Scott
- The prickers, who rode foremost, […] halted.
- Sir Walter Scott
- A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
- (nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of R. H. Dana, Jr. to this entry?)
Translations
a tool for pricking
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