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† ˈprickant, a. Obs. rare.
[Humorous f. prick v. + -ant1, after heraldic terms in -ant.]
1. Pricking or riding; errant.
1611Beaum. & Fl. Knt. Burn. Pest. ii. ii, What knight is that,..ask him if he keep The passage bound by love of Lady fair, Or else but prickant.
2. Pricking up or out.
1611Beaum. & Fl. Knt. Burn. Pest. iii. ii, Without his door doth hang A copper bason, on a prickant spear. 1633Marmion Fine Companion ii. v, They are three asses rampant, with their ears prickant. |