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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Prickle

· Pric·kle · IPA /ˈpɹɪkəl/
01 n. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.
  1. 1.
    A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.
  2. 2.
    A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some branches of trade.
  3. 3.
    A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds.[Eng.]
02 v. t. To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
  1. 1.
    To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
    “Felt a horror over me creep, Prickle skin, and catch my breath.” — Tennyson.