Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pricket \Prick"et\, n. [Perhaps so called from the state of his
   horns. See {Prick}, and cf. {Brocket}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A buck in his second year. See {Note} under 3d {Buck}.
   --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

pricket
     n 1: a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
     2: male deer in his second year