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.]

Anagrams

• 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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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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