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Method of purported witch identification
weeks on the condition that he conducted no further pricking without their permission. The pricking of a witch forms significant plot points in John Buchan
Pricking
Topics referred to by the same term
US Pricking or prick out (the seedlings), referring to transplanting from seed tray into individual pots Prick (band) Prick (Prick album) Prick (Melvins
Prick
1968 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
By the Pricking of My Thumbs is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie. It was first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1968 and in
By_the_Pricking_of_My_Thumbs
In leathercraft, a pricking iron is a handheld tool resembling a fork that is used to create dimples in leather a fixed distance apart that can then be
Pricking_iron
1995 studio album by Prick
Prick is the debut album by American industrial rock band, Prick, fronted by Kevin McMahon. It was released on January 25, 1995 via Nothing Records, Nine
Prick_(Prick_album)
Slang term
Prick is a vulgar word for 'penis' as well as a pejorative term used to refer to a despicable or contemptible individual. It is generally considered offensive
Prick_(slang)
Shoeing injury in horses
puncture, to pinch, to prick, or to quick a horse. Quicking or nail-quicked is used both for the actual penetration (pricking) into the area with sensitive
Nail_prick
British boxer (born 1988)
made of, there is no1 on earth I'm afraid of, especially not this Russian prick". @Tyson_Fury. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved
Tyson_Fury
2005 French comedy mystery film
By the Pricking of My Thumbs (French: Mon petit doigt m'a dit...) is a 2005 French comedy mystery film based on the 1968 novel By the Pricking of My Thumbs
By the Pricking of My Thumbs (film)
By_the_Pricking_of_My_Thumbs_(film)
Metal tool used in horsemanship
Early spurs had a neck that ended in a point, called a prick, riveted to the heel band. Prick spurs had straight necks in the 11th century and bent ones
Spur
Cheating game played at fairs
known as Pricking the Garter (Renaissance), The Strap (1930 con man argot), The Old Army Game (World War II), The Australian Belt, and Pricking at the Belt
Fast_and_Loose_(con_game)
Blood collection procedure for newborns
The neonatal heel prick is a blood-collection procedure done on newborns. It consists of making a pinprick puncture in one heel of newborns to collect
Neonatal_heel_prick
Early 14th century Middle English devotional poem
The Prick of Conscience is a Middle English poem dating from the first half of the fourteenth century promoting penitential reflection. It is, in terms
Prick_of_Conscience
engage in any further torture or pricking. Mcdonald, S W (September 1997). "The Devil's Mark and the Witch-Prickers of Scotland". Journal of the Royal
John_Kincaid_(witch-pricker)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Grand Prix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grand Prix (plural Grands Prix) most commonly refers to: Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport
Grand_Prix
Type of assault using a needle or syringe
A pin prick attack is an assault on another person with a needle or syringe tainted with the blood of somebody carrying a blood-borne disease, such as
Pin_prick_attack
British actor (born 1953)
and Jack Mellor in An Education (2009). His other notable films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Enchanted April (1991), Boogie Nights (1997), Chocolat
Alfred_Molina
Official in a variety of countries
acquiring a prick and a signature from Queen Victoria as Prince Albert asked him when the custom began. The High Sheriffs' Association argues pricking vellum
High_sheriff
Method of transferring a design
the lines of the image by creating pricked marks on the top sheet of paper. This pounced drawing made of pricked holes is laid over a new working surface
Pouncing
Italian-American luxury fashion house
dreamy hair and bedroom eyes." Inspired by Ford's private rose garden, Rose Prick, was made from wild roses such as Rose de Mai, Turkish and Bulgarian roses
Tom_Ford_(brand)
2017 studio album by Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
Prick of the Litter is the nineteenth studio album by American blues musician Delbert McClinton and his first album with Self-Made Men. It was released
Prick_of_the_Litter
1987 British film
Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay
Prick_Up_Your_Ears
Bone in the penis
The baculum (pl.: bacula), also known as the penis bone, penile bone, os penis, os genitale, or os priapi, is a bone in the penis of many placental mammals
Baculum
Film by Zach Cregger
prevents James, a homeless drug addict, from committing a burglary and pricks himself on a needle in James' pocket while frisking him. Paul angrily strikes
Weapons_(2025_film)
Character in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"
warm'd and cool'd by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us
Shylock
French folk pop duo
Lilly Wood and the Prick (also known simply as Lilly Wood and Lillywood) is a French folk-pop duo composed of Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto. They are
Lilly_Wood_and_the_Prick
1994 studio album by Melvins
Prick is the sixth studio album by the Melvins which was released in 1994 through Amphetamine Reptile Records under the name ƧИIV⅃ƎM. It has been said
Prick_(Melvins_album)
Scottish cross-dressing witch-hunter
under her alias John Dickson, . Her true identity is unknown but as witch-pricking was a trade for men she disguised herself as a man to pursue her career
Christian_Caldwell
Defunct American monthly tattoo magazine
Prick was an American monthly tattoo and piercing industry magazine, founded by Charles D. Brank. The magazine was launched in September 2000 as a free
Prick_(magazine)
Measurement of the human penis
will fuck Rannveig the Red. It will be bigger than a man's prick and smaller than a horse's prick." A late fourteenth century account of the life of Saint
Human_penis_size
Island in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia
albatrosses on the island. The eastern headland of the island is called the Pricker. The island has been designated as a Specially Protected Area, and has
Albatross Island (South Georgia)
Albatross_Island_(South_Georgia)
1981 studio album by Funkadelic
5:10 4. "Oh, I" Clinton, Rodney Curtis, Garry Shider George Clinton, Garry Shider 4:51 5. "Icka Prick" Clinton, Shider George Clinton, Garry Shider 4:07
The Electric Spanking of War Babies
The_Electric_Spanking_of_War_Babies
Australian musician (born 1957)
originally "The Folk Singer", for the studio album Kicking Against the Pricks (1986), which Cash seemingly repaid by covering "The Mercy Seat" on American
Nick_Cave
1986 studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Kicking Against the Pricks is the third studio album released by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. First released in 1986, the album
Kicking_Against_the_Pricks
American rock band
Prick was an American industrial rock band, founded in 1992 in Los Angeles by guitarist and songwriter Kevin McMahon, after his first project Lucky Pierre
Prick_(band)
Jargon and esoteric terms used in BDSM
more sensitive state. Personal Responsibility, Informed, Consensual Kink: (PRICK): A framework that emphasizes shared responsibility for understanding and
Glossary_of_BDSM
Human male external reproductive organ
are used to talk about it. In English, these include member, dick, cock, prick, johnson, dork, peter, pecker, manhood, stick, rod, third/middle leg, dong
Human_penis
Powder used to dry writing ink
before folding the paper. "Pricking and pouncing" is a transfer technique that uses a stencil with fine holes, often made by pricking a template using a pounce
Pounce_(powder)
2011 song by Frank Ocean
released it for free." In 2015, Henley called Ocean a "talentless little prick" in an interview. He stated that Ocean "did not understand or respect intellectual
American_Wedding_(song)
Allergy diagnosis
allergen is introduced to a patient's skin by various means: Skin prick test: pricking the skin with a needle or pin containing a small amount of the allergen
Skin_allergy_test
1984 studio album by Flux of Pink Indians
The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks is an album by the English anarcho-punk band Flux of Pink Indians. It was released as a double album on the band's
The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks
The_Fucking_Cunts_Treat_Us_Like_Pricks
Capillary blood test
quantities of metabolites or biomarkers will be incorrect. Further, regularly pricking the finger could cause scarring and occasionally leads to calcified nodules
Fingerstick
Fictional characters in Agatha Christie mysteries
Partners in Crime (1929 short story collection) N or M? (1941 novel) By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968 novel) Postern of Fate (1973 novel) Tuppence appears
Tommy_and_Tuppence
Dog type
There is no precise definition of the type, but most spitz breeds have pricked ears, almond-shaped eyes, a pointed muzzle, a double coat, and a tail that
Spitz
Tool used to indent or create a hole through a hard surface
a center punch for drilling. The tip of a prick punch is 60 degrees (the angle depends on what type of prick punch one is using). It is also known as a
Punch_(tool)
Last person to be executed for witchcraft in the Scottish Borders (d. 1650)
then go on to investigate and prick their skin to determine their guilt or not. If he found a spot insensible to the pricking and which did not bleed then
Janet_Coutts
Series of witch trials
witchcraft in Scotland and England. Pricking could turn into a form of torture in which a subject could be repeatedly pricked until they confessed; many of
Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1649–1650
Great_Scottish_Witch_Hunt_of_1649–1650
Precept for ethical BDSM play
within members of a community. Still others define their own terms, the term PRICK (Personal Responsibility, Informed Consensual Kink) in particular emphasizes
Risk-aware_consensual_kink
Dog breed
ancient Egyptian name for "hunting dog". In popular literature it denotes the prick-eared, leggy dog with a curled tail from the early Egyptian age, but it
Tesem
1995 studio album by Guided by Voices
compilation. "Game of Pricks" was also covered by the English post-grunge band My Vitriol. Musician Owen Pallett recorded "Game of Pricks" in June 2010 for
Alien_Lanes
English actress and singer (born 1992)
Marple – By the Pricking of My Thumbs". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2017. "By the Pricking of My Thumbs –
Eliza_Bennett
Series of murders in Adelaide, South Australia
referred to Porter as a "waste" who no longer deserved to live. Bunting was pricked by a used syringe Porter had left on the couch in his living room, and
Snowtown_murders
French actress (1928–2008)
Child (1970) and the 2005 adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005). She was the aunt of actresses Emmanuelle and Mathilde
Françoise_Seigner
American animated sitcom
seasons, he was credited as a guest star, but beginning with season five's "Prick Up Your Ears", he has been credited as a main cast member. On June 26, 2020
Family_Guy
columns or arches in front of a building, generally as a covered walkway. Prick post An old architectural name given sometimes to the queen posts of a roof
Glossary_of_architecture
Species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family
as reflexed stonecrop, Jenny's stonecrop, blue stonecrop, stone orpine, prick-madam and trip-madam, is a species of perennial succulent flowering plant
Petrosedum_rupestre
Handmade lace
lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually determined by a pattern or pricking pinned on the pillow. Bobbin lace is also known as pillow lace, because
Bobbin_lace
Extinct dog breed
breed of dog. "English White Terrier" is the failed show ring name of a pricked-ear form of the white fox-working terriers that have existed in Great Britain
English_White_Terrier
Ceremony to become a full member of the Mafia
to undergo an initiation consisting of some trials of loyalty and the pricking of the lower lip with the tip of the knife: the blood from the wound soaked
Initiation_ritual_(mafia)
American singer-songwriter musician (born 1965)
20, 2008). "Trent Reznor's Cleveland Peers and Influences: Lucky Pierre, Prick, Hot Tin Roof". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved March 1, 2014.{{cite web}}:
Trent_Reznor
Start of session of UK Parliament
list State funerals Victoria Edward VII George V George VI Elizabeth II Pricking Kissing hands Social Trooping the Colour list Remembrance Day Royal Maundy
2026 State Opening of Parliament
2026_State_Opening_of_Parliament
Hand-sewing stitch
created by the sewing needles themselves in lighter materials, or by an awl, pricking iron, or stitching iron in thicker materials, such as leather. Compared
Saddle_stitch
American actor (1905–1982)
Schuster. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-5011-0217-2. Stewart would take great delight in pricking Fonda's affectation of isolation, often by enumerating chapter and verse
Henry_Fonda
Topics referred to by the same term
end for making small incisions or drainage punctures. Blood lancet, a pricking needle used to obtain drops of blood for testing Lancet arch, a narrow
Lancet
2002 studio album by Prick
The Wreckard is the second studio album by American industrial rock band Prick. It was released online on February 28, 2002, via frontman Kevin McMahon's
The_Wreckard
German orchestra conductor (born 1946)
Christof Prick (born 1946) is a German orchestra conductor. He uses the name Christof Perick in English-speaking countries. His father was the concertmaster
Christof_Perick
Making a hole in a balloon
sulfur), the balloon will not pop. Pricking a filled water balloon High-speed capture of water balloon popping Pricking an air balloon A balloon popped by
Balloon_popping
Start of session of UK Parliament
list State funerals Victoria Edward VII George V George VI Elizabeth II Pricking Kissing hands Social Trooping the Colour list Remembrance Day Royal Maundy
2024 State Opening of Parliament
2024_State_Opening_of_Parliament
American record producer (born 1963)
and school shows until a teacher helped him create a punk band called the Pricks. Their biggest claim to fame was being thrown off the stage at CBGB after
Rick_Rubin
English nursery rhyme
Bakers man, so I will master as I can, and prick it, and prick it, and prick it, and prick it, and prick it, and throw't into the Oven. The next appearance
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man
Pat-a-cake,_pat-a-cake,_baker's_man
1st episode of the 2nd season of Fallout
Robert House Susan Berger as Old Woman Gretch Jared Bankens as Nick the Prick Christopher Matthew Cook as Bill Justin Theroux as Robert House Episode
The_Innovator
British ITV television series
narrating character and two other characters in a gay relationship. By the Pricking of My Thumbs inserts Miss Marple into what was originally a Tommy and Tuppence
Agatha_Christie's_Marple
Facet of BDSM
on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2024-04-18. Kaak, Ayesha. "B&D, S&M, D&S, RACK, PRICK, SSC... An entree of acronym soup and kink". Australian National University
Consent_in_BDSM
American musician (born 1948)
Up Against It, which was adapted from the screenplay (originally titled "Prick Up Your Ears"), that British playwright Joe Orton had originally offered
Todd_Rundgren
American actor (born 1986)
Night Troy TV Movie 2022 Law & Order: Organized Crime Episode: "As Hubris is to Oedipus" 2023 Servant Ash 2 episodes 2024 Hazbin Hotel Prick 3 episodes
Andrew_Durand
British actress (born 1937)
The Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Agatha (1979), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Venus (2006), Atonement
Vanessa_Redgrave
Breed of toy dog
probably was similar to the latter Pomeranian breeds with their short snout, pricked ears, and bulbous heads. These two varieties, according to Stanley Coren
Maltese_dog
Fully initiated member of the Mafia
Though the ceremony varies from family to family, it typically involves the pricking of the trigger finger of the inductee, then dripping blood onto a picture
Made_man
Protective cup used during sewing
thimble is a small pitted cup worn on the finger that protects it from being pricked or poked by a needle while sewing. The Old English word þȳmel, the ancestor
Thimble
English actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
with his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Gary_Oldman
Dermal sensation with no physical cause
sensation of the skin that may feel like numbness (hypoesthesia), tingling, pricking, chilling, or burning. It can be temporary or chronic and has many possible
Paresthesia
2026 Hindi-language film by Anubhav Sinha
high-minded – Assi proudly wears the triple-H crown of the conscience-pricking Bollywood social drama." Savera R Someshwar writing for Rediff.com rated
Assi_(film)
Middle English prose work
(Agenbite) of Inwit; literally, the "again-biting of inner wit," or the Remorse (Prick) of Conscience is the title of a confessional prose work written in a Kentish
Ayenbite_of_Inwyt
Medical procedures to detect allergic sensitization
and management of asthma recommend either allergy blood testing or skin prick testing to reliably determine allergic sensitization. For an allergy blood
Allergy_test
then leaves a bad luck charm under Claire and Jamie's bed. 10 10 "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" Richard Clark Ira Steven Behr April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)
List_of_Outlander_episodes
British breed of dog
forming a moderate beard. The ears are generally well feathered and, in prick-eared examples, the hair normally falls like a fringe, accenting the form
Skye_Terrier
British actor and producer (born 1951)
Those Glory Glory Days (1983), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987). Salthouse had previously been a professional footballer
John_Salthouse
Words about dogs
Also called a pendant ear. Natural: Like a wolf's. Prick ear: Erect and pointed; also called pricked or erect. Rose ear: A very small drop ear that folds
Canine_terminology
Injury leading to a hole in the eardrum
A perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a prick in the eardrum. It can be caused by infection (otitis media), trauma, overpressure (loud
Perforated_eardrum
American television personality (born 1986)
2006–2009 The Hills TV series (86 episodes) 2006, 2009 Family Guy Episodes: "Prick Up Your Ears", "We Love You, Conrad" 2007 Epic Movie Cameo 2008 Greek TV
Lauren_Conrad
Class of animals with milk-producing glands
ability to grasp very small branches, as they may wrap too far around and prick the animal's own paw. Frictional gripping is used by primates, relying upon
Mammal
Disney's Sleeping Beauty characters
birthday by pricking her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle. However, Merryweather uses her gift to curse so Aurora will not die from pricking her finger
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather
Flora,_Fauna,_and_Merryweather
Italian-American organized crime group
Sicily. At the initiation ceremony, the inductee would have his finger pricked with a needle by the officiating member; a few drops of blood are spilled
American_Mafia
Species of fly
from cattle, sheep and deer. The bite of Culicoides is felt as a sharp prick. It is often followed by irritating lumps that may disappear in a few hours
Highland_midge
English actress (1932–2015)
(reprint of Daily News (New York) item), 26 January 1963, p.64 John Lahr Prick Up Your Ears, Knopf, 1978 Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The
Geraldine_McEwan
British actor (born 1946)
Legend Narrator Documentary 2006 Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs Septimus Bligh Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" 2007 Fallen Angel David Byfield
Charles_Dance
Contreras, and Reed Robbins October 7, 1989 (1989-10-07) 905a A talking flower pricks Smurfette's thumb and everytime she touches something becomes a flower.
List of The Smurfs (1981 TV series) episodes
List_of_The_Smurfs_(1981_TV_series)_episodes
British royal ceremony
list State funerals Victoria Edward VII George V George VI Elizabeth II Pricking Kissing hands Social Trooping the Colour list Remembrance Day Royal Maundy
Vigil_of_the_Princes
American property developer (born 1954)
(July 15, 2019). "Epstein's Coney Island Days: From Math Nerd to 'Arrogant' Prick". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on March 12, 2026. Retrieved
Mark Epstein (property developer)
Mark_Epstein_(property_developer)
Medical diagnostic method
Quivering, Throbbing, Beating, Pounding 2 Jumping, Flashing, Shooting 3 Pricking, Boring, Drilling, Stabbing 4 Sharp, Cutting, Lacerating 5 Pinching, Pressing
McGill_Pain_Questionnaire
PRICKING
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Boy/Male
Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Teutonic
People of Power; Strong Fighter; Ruler of the Army
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Ray of Light
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fountain of paradise.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Courage
Girl/Female
Hebrew American English
Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter. Famous Bearers: the Virgin Mary; Mary Magdalene; Mary, Queen...
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Consciousness
Boy/Male
British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swedish
Watchful; Vigilant
Girl/Female
Indian
One of the Three Expression in Human
Boy/Male
British, English
Bright Hair
Boy/Male
Latin
Name of a poet.
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v. t.
To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.
n.
To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical composition.
a.
Rough; pricking; piercing.
n.
To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking; to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.
n.
The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.
n.
The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat.
n.
A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.
a.
Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat, browning, and finishing coat.
v. i.
Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles.
n.
The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.
v. i.
Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste.
v. t.
Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice.
n.
Same as Nicking.
n.
The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.
n.
Dressing one's self for show; prinking.
a.
Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.
v. i.
To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight pricking sensation.
n.
A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.
n.
A sensation of being pricked.