pricket

A noun with two distinct meanings: a sharp metal spike used to hold a candle, or a male deer in its second year.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: ein spitzer Metallstift, auf den eine Kerze gesteckt wird, oder ein männlicher Hirsch im zweiten Lebensjahr.

1. Candle holder spike C2 formal british

   A sharp metal spike on a candlestick used to hold a candle upright.

   • The antique candlestick had a single pricket for a taper.
   • He placed the candle firmly onto the pricket.
   • The pricket was made of brass and held the candle securely.

   🇩🇪Kerzendorn

2. Young male deer C2 formal british

   A male deer in its second year, with unbranched antlers.

   • The hunter spotted a pricket grazing near the edge of the forest.
   • A pricket's antlers are simple spikes without tines.
   • The gamekeeper noted the presence of a pricket in the herd.

   🇩🇪Junger männlicher Hirsch