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pricker |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pricker \Prick"er\, n. 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pricker n : an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws [syn: {bradawl}]
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