(Scotland, obsolete) An affected person, one who puts on airs.

plural of prick-me-dainty

present participle of kick against the pricks

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kick against the pricks

simple past tense and past participle of kick against the pricks

To listen attentively.

(slang, vulgar) Uselessly superfluous.

One who pricks. / A tool for pricking. / A prickle or thorn. / Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier. / One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.

Covered with sharp points. / Easily irritated. / Difficult; complicated; (figuratively) hairy or thorny.

In a prickly manner.