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Pricker [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A sharp pointed instrument.

3. A light horseman. [Not in use.]

Pricker [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a sharp point; a prickle.

2. One who spurs forward; a light horseman.

3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and gunnery.

4. A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking.