Pricket
noun
1.
a sharp metal point on which to stick a candle.
2.
a candlestick with one or more such points.
3.
a buck in his second year.
noun
1.
a male deer in the second year of life having unbranched antlers
2.
a sharp metal spike on which to stick a candle
3.
a candlestick having such a spike
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