What is a small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking. R. H. Dana, Ir called?
pricker — (Naut.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking. R. H. Dana, Ir. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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