Prickle

(prĭk'l), n. [Dim. of prick, q. v.; A-S. pricle, pricle, L. Ger. prickel, D. prickel.]

1Sense 1. A little prick; a small sharp-pointed projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, or the like.

2Sense 2. A sort of basket;—a term still technically used in some branches of the trade. Nares.

Hence, and fill Your fragrant prickles. B. Jonson.

3Sense 3. A sieve of filberts, containing about half a hundred weight. Simmonds.