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Pronunciation : Pric"kle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG. prickel, D. prikkel. See Prick, n.]
Definition : 1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. Bacon.

2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. B. Jonson.

3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pric"kle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points. Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath. Tennyson.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913