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.]
PRICKLE
Pric"kle, v. t.
Defn: To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath.
Tennyson.
PRICKLEBACK; PRICKLEFISH
Pric"kle*back`, Pric"kle*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The stickleback.
PRICKLINESS
Prick"li*ness, n. Etym: [From Prickly.]
Defn: The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles.
PRICKLING
Prick"ling, a.