The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.
   To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.
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         Felt a horror over me creep,
         Prickle skin, and catch my breath.       --Tennyson.
   [1913 Webster] Prickleback

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG.
   prickel, D. prikkel. See Prick, n.]
   1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp
      process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the
      bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --Bacon.
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   2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some
      branches of trade. --B. Jonson.
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   3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prickle
    n 1: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
         leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker,
         sticker, spikelet]
    v 1: cause a prickling sensation [syn: prickle, prick]
    2: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: tingle,
       prickle]
    3: make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The
       nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" [syn:
       prickle, prick]