pricker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From prick + -er.

'Sir, ye cannot miss the way,' the pricker said surlily. — The Fifth Queen Crowned, Ford Madox Ford
Hounds are pulling, prickers swearing, Horses fret, and boar-spears glance. — Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold, Matthew Arnold
The officer fled hastily, shouting loudly to the other mahouts to bring their animals in a circle round the elephant, but the mahout gave him a sudden prod with his pricker and the elephant set off with great strides, his ears out, his trunk in the air, and with every sign of an access of fury, at the top of his speed. — The Young Carthaginian: A Story of The Times of Hannibal, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

spine, thorn, prickle, sticker, spikelet

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