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Definition of Pricker

Pricker
Pricker Prick"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle. 2. One who spurs forward; a light horseman. The prickers, who rode foremost, . . . halted. --Sir W. Scott. 3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery. --Knight. 4. (Naut.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking. --R. H. Dana, Ir.

Meaning of Pricker from wikipedia

- Look up prick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prick may refer to: Prick (manufacturing), a style of marking tool Goad or prick, a traditional farming...
- ISSN 0144-0365. S2CID 143152072. Neill, W. N. (1922). "The Professional Pricker and His Test for Witchcraft". The Scottish Historical Review. 19 (75):...
- John Kincaid (fl. 1649-1662) was a Scottish witch-pricker and a key figure in the Great Scottish Witch Hunts of 1649-50 and 1661-62. John Kincaid was...
- Prick is a vulgar word for '****' as well as a pejorative term used to refer to a de****able or contemptible individual. It is generally considered offensive...
- glucose, hemoglobin, and many other blood components. Abstract: The Allergy Pricker Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blood lancets. Lancet In Diabetes...
- Look up Grand Prix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grand Prix (/ɡrɒ̃ˈpriː/ French: [ɡʁɑ̃ pʁi], meaning Grand Prize; plural Grands Prix), is a name...
- Prick is the debut album by American industrial rock band, Prick, fronted by Kevin Mc****n. It was released on January 25, 1995 via Nothing Records, Nine...
- Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay...
- Early spurs had a neck that ended in a point, called a prick, riveted to the heel band. Prick spurs had straight necks in the 11th century and bent ones...
- The neonatal heel prick is a blood collection procedure done on newborns. It consists of making a pinprick puncture in one heel of the newborn to collect...