transitive. To stick pins in the skin of (a suspected witch) to see if a spot could be discovered which did not bleed. Scottish. Now historical. Cf…
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [verb (intransitive)] > detect by pricking (2) prick1597 transitive. To stick pins in the skin of (a suspected witch) to see if a spot could be discovered which did not bleed. Scottish. Now historical. Cf… to prick for witches1895 intransitive. Chiefly figurative. to prick for: to try, choose, or decide on something (cf. sense 21); to prick for a soft plank (Nautical): to… |
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