Pricket
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹɪkɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pricket is a noun meaning A spike for holding a single candle.
Meaning
A spike for holding a single candle.
More Meanings
- A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched.
- (obsolete) A candle.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: brocket, knobber, knobbler, spitter
Lighting their way with tallow candles on pewter prickets.
he can stay / For the new-mown hay, / And startle the dappled prickets?
Word Forms
- prickets
Synonyms for pricket
Depending on context, synonyms include brocket, knobber, knobbler, spitter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include picquet, pricklet, pikelet, pritch, pricker, piquet.
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