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ˈprickle-back Also 8 -bag. [f. prickle n.1 + back n.1] Name of the three-spined stickleback.
1746Arderon in Phil. Trans. XLIV. 424 Observations made on the Bansticle, or Pricklebag, alias Prickle-back. 1787Best Angling (ed. 2) 4 The Common Prickle Back, Sharpling, or Banstickle. 1843James Forest Days i, A little rivulet, full of pricklebacks. |