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Pricker
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Meaning
Noun
●
One who pricks.
●
In Tools:
A
tool
for pricking.
●
A
prickle
or thorn.
●
Any of several American
prickly
woody
vines
of the
genus
Smilax; greenbrier.
●
One who
spurs
forward; a light-horseman.
●
A
priming
wire
; a
priming
needle
, used in
blasting
and gunnery.
●
In Nautical:
A small
marlinespike
used in sailmaking.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pricker
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
prick
English
prica
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
prikken
Middle English (1100-1500)
prician
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Icker
Vicar
Picker
Dicker
Licker
Liquor
Sicker
Picker
Whicker
Thicker
Bricker
Tricker
Flicker
Quicker
Clicker
Pricker
Slicker
Flicker
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