pricket n 1: a sharp metal spike to hold a candle 2: male deer in his second year
Pricket \Prick"et\, n. [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns. See {Prick}, and cf. {Brocket}.] (Zool.) A buck in his second year. See {Note} under 3d {Buck}. --Shak. [1913 Webster]