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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRICKER

n.A sharp pointed instrument. 1. In colloquial use, a prickle.
2. A light horseman. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRICKER

PRICKER Prick "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

 

2. One who spurs forward; a light horseman. The prickers, who rode foremost, ... halted. Sir W. Scott.

 

3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery. Knight.

 

4. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking. R. H. Dana, Ir.