PRICKET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pricket mean? 

• PRICKET (noun)
  The noun PRICKET has 2 senses:

1. a sharp metal spike to hold a candle

2. male deer in his second year

  Familiarity information: PRICKET used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRICKET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp metal spike to hold a candle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pricket" is a kind of...):

spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)

Holonyms ("pricket" is a part of...):

candle holder; candlestick (a holder with sockets for candles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Male deer in his second year

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pricket" is a kind of...):

cervid; deer (distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)