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PRICKET
pricket
(noun) male deer in his second year
pricket
(noun) a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pricket (plural prickets)
(obsolete) A candle. [14th-17th c.]
A spike for holding a single candle. [from 15th c.]
A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched. [from 15th c.]
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• Petrick
Source: Wiktionary
Prick"et, n. Etym: [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns. See Prick, and cf. Brocket.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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