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prick⋅et

  [prik-it]
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–noun
1. a sharp metal point on which to stick a candle.
2. a candlestick with one or more such points.
3. a buck in his second year.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see prick, -et
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prick·et   (prĭk'ĭt)   


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n.  

    1. A small point or spike for holding a candle upright.

    2. A candlestick having such a spike.

  2. A buck in its second year, before the antlers branch.


[Middle English priket, diminutive of prik, prick, prick; see prick.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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