noun
- plural of pricket: a spike or pointed rod used to hold a candle upright
- plural of pricket: young male deer in their second year with straight, unbranched antlers
Usage: hunting; wildlife
Examples
- The medieval church used iron prickets to hold the altar candles.
- She arranged the tall candles on the brass prickets for the dinner party.
- The hunters spotted several prickets grazing in the meadow.
- Young prickets develop their first set of simple antlers.
- The antique prickets were displayed in the museum’s medieval collection.
- During hunting season, prickets are often mistaken for does from a distance.