noun
Meaning 1
A candle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pricket
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpɹɪkɪt/
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rhymes with -ɪkɪt
noun
Meaning 2
A spike for holding a single candle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: brocket, knobber, knobbler, spitter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brocket, knobber, knobbler, spitter
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
male deer in his second year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: deer, cervid
noun
Meaning 5
a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Broader terms: spike
History
Etymology
From Middle English precat, preket, priket, pryket; equivalent to prick + -et. Earlier currency of the Middle English word is apparently implied by surnames and borrowings into Latin and Anglo-Norman.