pricket
pricket · prickets
A spike for holding a single candleA spike for holding a single candle.
/ˈpɹɪkɪt/
Значення
значень: 3A spike for holding a single candle.
A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched.
Near-synonyms: brocket, knobber, knobbler, spitter
male deer in his second year
(застаріле)A candle.
a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
Походження
From Middle English precat, preket, priket, pryket; equivalent to prick + -et. Earlier curFrom Middle English precat, preket, priket, pryket; equivalent to prick + -et. Earlier currency of the Middle English word is apparently implied by surnames and borrowings into Latin and Anglo-Norman.
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