4. To aim at a point or mark. Hawkins.
PRICK-EARED
Prick"-eared`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having erect, pointed ears; — said of certain dogs.
Thou prick-eared cur of Iceland. Shak.
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.
PRICKET
Prick"et, n. Etym: [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns.
See Prick, and cf. Brocket.] (Zoöl.)