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Pricker   Listen
noun
Pricker  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.
2.
One who spurs forward; a light horseman. "The prickers, who rode foremost,... halted."
3.
A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
4.
(Naut.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, used in sailmaking.





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"Pricker" Quotes from Famous Books



... for the night. Some hours later I woke up to hear a blizzard blowing outside, and to find Madigan fumbling amongst some gear at the head-end of the tent. From inside my bag I called out to inquire if there was anything wrong, and received a reply that he was looking for the primus-pricker. Then he slipped back into his sleeping-bag, and all became quiet, except for the snow beating against the tent. So I presumed that he had found it. Revolving the incident in my mind, and dimly wondering what use he could have for a primus-pricker in the middle of the ...
— The Home of the Blizzard • Douglas Mawson
... Double Wall Knot is formed by allowing each strand to again follow its lead as given in a single wall knot, opening out the first loops again with a pricker sufficiently for the purpose. The three strands are as before brought up in the centre and cut off short after whipping them together. This knot is also known as a ...
— Knots, Bends, Splices - With tables of strengths of ropes, etc. and wire rigging • J. Netherclift Jutsum


Words linked to "Pricker" :   glochid, spine, awl, bradawl, sticker


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