Definitions
the act of puncturing with a small point
Word origin
From Middle English prik, prikke, from Old English prica, pricu (“a sharp point, minute mark, spot, dot, small portion, prick”), from Proto-West Germanic *prikō, *priku, from Proto-Germanic *prikô, *prikō (“a prick, point”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *breyǵ- (“to scrape, scratch, rub, prickle, chap”).
Used in a sentence
“Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary.”
“It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”
“I felt a sharp prick as the nurse took a sample of blood.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small puncture”5 letters
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