Definition of pricket in English:

pricket

noun ˈprɪkɪtˈprɪkɪt

1A male fallow deer in its second year, having straight, unbranched horns.
（双角笔直尚未生叉的）两岁雄鹿
Example sentencesExamples
- I had a white fallow pricket on the estate I'd keepered before this one, and he was gorgeous, didn't stand out as much as you might imagine in the undergrowth either.
- A young pricket approaches and the buck reacts violently.
2historical A spike for holding a candle.
〈史〉蜡烛扦，烛台
Example sentencesExamples
- Before the 17th century, when molded candles were introduced, beeswax candles were always fixed to prickets, or spikes.
- The earliest candlesticks held candles on a pricket (pointed spike) and are attributed to the 16th century.
Synonyms
prong, barb, point, skewer, stake, spit, projection

Origin

Late Middle English: from prick + -et¹.

Rhymes

cricket, midwicket, picket, picquet, piquet, snicket, thicket, ticket, wicket

Definition of pricket in US English:

pricket

nounˈprɪkɪtˈprikit

1A male fallow deer in its second year, having straight, unbranched horns.
（双角笔直尚未生叉的）两岁雄鹿
Example sentencesExamples
- A young pricket approaches and the buck reacts violently.
- I had a white fallow pricket on the estate I'd keepered before this one, and he was gorgeous, didn't stand out as much as you might imagine in the undergrowth either.
2historical A spike for holding a candle.
〈史〉蜡烛扦，烛台
Example sentencesExamples
- Before the 17th century, when molded candles were introduced, beeswax candles were always fixed to prickets, or spikes.
- The earliest candlesticks held candles on a pricket (pointed spike) and are attributed to the 16th century.
Synonyms
prong, barb, point, skewer, stake, spit, projection

Origin

Late Middle English: from prick + -et.

单词	pricket
释义	Definition of pricket in English: pricket noun ˈprɪkɪtˈprɪkɪt 1A male fallow deer in its second year, having straight, unbranched horns. （双角笔直尚未生叉的）两岁雄鹿 Example sentencesExamples I had a white fallow pricket on the estate I'd keepered before this one, and he was gorgeous, didn't stand out as much as you might imagine in the undergrowth either. A young pricket approaches and the buck reacts violently. 2historical A spike for holding a candle. 〈史〉蜡烛扦，烛台 Example sentencesExamples Before the 17th century, when molded candles were introduced, beeswax candles were always fixed to prickets, or spikes. The earliest candlesticks held candles on a pricket (pointed spike) and are attributed to the 16th century. Synonyms prong, barb, point, skewer, stake, spit, projection Origin Late Middle English: from prick + -et¹. Rhymes cricket, midwicket, picket, picquet, piquet, snicket, thicket, ticket, wicket Definition of pricket in US English: pricket nounˈprɪkɪtˈprikit 1A male fallow deer in its second year, having straight, unbranched horns. （双角笔直尚未生叉的）两岁雄鹿 Example sentencesExamples A young pricket approaches and the buck reacts violently. I had a white fallow pricket on the estate I'd keepered before this one, and he was gorgeous, didn't stand out as much as you might imagine in the undergrowth either. 2historical A spike for holding a candle. 〈史〉蜡烛扦，烛台 Example sentencesExamples Before the 17th century, when molded candles were introduced, beeswax candles were always fixed to prickets, or spikes. The earliest candlesticks held candles on a pricket (pointed spike) and are attributed to the 16th century. Synonyms prong, barb, point, skewer, stake, spit, projection Origin Late Middle English: from prick + -et.
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