pricket
(noun) male deer in his second year
pricket
(noun) a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.]
• 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
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
