Pricker

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun One who spurs forward; a light horseman.

II. Pricker ·noun A priming wire; a priming needle, — used in blasting and gunnery.

III. Pricker ·noun A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, — used in sailmaking.

IV. Pricker ·noun One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

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