pricket

Pronunciation:		'prikit
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Matching Terms:		pricker, prickerbush
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] male deer in his second year [n] a sharp metal spike to hold a candle

	See Also:	candle holder, candlestick, cervid, deer, spike

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Prick"et\, n. [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns. See {Prick}, and cf. {Brocket}.] (Zo["o]l.) A buck in his second year. See {Note} under 3d {Buck}. --Shak.