Prick"ing-up (?), n. (Arch.) The first coating of plaster in work of
three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better
key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat. Brande
& C.
Pric"kle (?), n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG. prickel, D. prikkel.
See Prick, n.] 1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp
process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a
plant, etc.; a spine. Bacon.
2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of
trade. B. Jonson.