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pin⋅prick

  [pin-prik]
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–noun
1. any minute puncture made by a pin or the like.
2. a negligible irritation or annoyance.
Origin:
1745–55; pin + prick
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pin·prick   (pĭn'prĭk')   
n.  

  1. A slight puncture made by or as if by a pin.

  2. An insignificant wound.

  3. A minor annoyance.

tr.v.   pin·pricked, pin·prick·ing, pin·pricks
To puncture with or as if with a pin.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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