pricket Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
  2. noun male deer in his second year

WordNet

Prick"et noun
Etymology
Perhaps so called from the state of his horns. See Prick, and cf. Brocket.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck. Shak.

Webster 1913