Definition of prick

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Prick (n.) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness..

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Pricklouse :: Pricklouse (n.) A tailor; -- so called in contempt.
Thistly :: Thistly (a.) Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
Carline Thistle :: Carline thistle () A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia..
Point :: Point (n.) That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle or a pin..
Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..
Echinated :: Echinated (a.) Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp..
Prick :: Prick (v. i.) To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by puncture; as, a sore finger pricks..
Prick :: Prick (v.) The footprint of a hare.
Tuna :: Tuna (n.) The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly..
Unarmed :: Unarmed (a.) Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc..
Pricking :: Pricking (n.) Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
Gherkin :: Gherkin (n.) A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for pickles..
Pricked :: Pricked (imp. & p. p.) of Pric.
Cocklebur :: Cocklebur (n.) A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur..
Aculeated :: Aculeated (a.) Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate.
Point :: Point (n.) An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer..
Opuntia :: Opuntia (n.) A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig..
Spur :: Spur (v. t.) To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, to spur a horse..
Prickshaft :: Prickshaft (n.) An arrow.
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