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.
3.
A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds.
[Eng.]
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Pric"kle, v. t.
To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
Felt a horror over me creep,
Prickle skin, and catch my breath.
Tennyson.
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