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PRICKET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pricket mean?
• PRICKET (noun)
The noun PRICKET has 2 senses:
1. a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
2. male deer in his second year
Familiarity information: PRICKET used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sharp metal spike to hold a candle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pricket" is a kind of...):
spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)
Holonyms ("pricket" is a part of...):
candle holder; candlestick (a holder with sockets for candles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Male deer in his second year
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("pricket" is a kind of...):
cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
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