pricker

Meaning

  1. One who pricks.
  2. A tool for pricking.
  3. A prickle or thorn.
  4. Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
  5. One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
  6. A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
  7. A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.

Synonyms

punching pin

vent wire

drift pin

dot punch

pricking pin

vent wires

venting pin

vent rod

venting wire

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹɪkə(ɹ)/
Etymology

From prick + -er.

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