Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Prick (-s)
prick (-s), v. [Late OE < WGer *prikôjan.] (webplay: ear, pierce).
- Stab; jab; cause pain to; cause to suffer; [fig.] touch; affect; reach.
- Raise; erect; open; alert; prepare; ready; make sensitive.
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