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pricklouse Now dial. (ˈprɪklaʊs) Also 8– prick-the(-a)-louse. A derisive name for a tailor.1500–20 Dunbar Poems xxvii. 5 Betuix a telȝour and ane sowtar, A pricklouss and ane hobbell clowttar. 1587 Durham Depos. (Surtees) 322 Pricklouse that thou arte. 1668 R. L'Estrange Vis. Quev. (1708) 151 The po...
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▪ I. prick, n. (prɪk) Forms: 1 pric(c)a, price, (pryce), 2, 5–6 prike (5 pryke); 3–7 pricke, 4– prick (4–6 prikke, prik, 5 prykke, prikk, 5–7 pryck, -e, pryk). [OE. prica, pricca m., price f. = mod.Du. prik m. († prick Kilian) a sharp point or stick, prickle, etc.; LG. prik a dot, spot, point, prik,...
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