pricket

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit une pointe métallique ou une tige pour fixer une bougie, soit un jeune cerf mâle âgé de deux ans.

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.

   🇫🇷Pointe de chandelier (pour maintenir une bougie)

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.

   🇫🇷jeune cerf mâle de seconde année