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Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.
To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
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Felt a horror over me creep,
Prickle skin, and catch my breath. --Tennyson.
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Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG.
prickel, D. prikkel. See {Prick}, n.]
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.
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2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
branches of trade. --B. Jonson.
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3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
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