pricket

UK: /ˈprɪkɪt/ US: (prik′it)

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prick•et  (prik′it), n. 

1. a sharp metal point on which to stick a candle.
2. a candlestick with one or more such points.
3. Zoology a buck in his second year.

• 1300–50; Middle English; see prick, -et

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pricket / ˈprɪkɪt/ noun

1. a male deer in the second year of life having unbranched antlers
2. a sharp metal spike on which to stick a candle

Etymology: 14th Century priket, from prik prick