Vocabulary : Pricket to Prickly
Pricket : A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck.Pricking : of Prick ;; The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point. ;; The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness. ;; Same as Nicking. ;; A sensation of being pricked. ;; The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. ;; Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
Pricking-up : The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat.
Prickle : 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. ;; A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade. ;; A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. ;; To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
Prickleback : Alt. of Pricklefish
