What is to spur onward; to ride on horseback. Milton. A gentle knight was pricking on the plain. Spenser called?
prick — To spur onward; to ride on horseback. Milton. A gentle knight was pricking on the plain. Spenser. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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