The prickers, who rode foremost, . . . halted.
Sir W. Scott.
3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery.
Knight.
4. (Naut.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, --
used in sailmaking. R. H. Dana, Ir.
Prick"et (?), n. [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns. See
Prick, and cf. Brocket.] (Zoˆl.) A buck in his second year. See Note
under 3d Buck. Shak.
Prick"ing, n. 1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
"There is that speaketh like the prickings of a sword." Prov. xii. 18
[1583].
2. (Far.) (a) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to
produce lameness. (b) Same as Nicking.