prickle

noun

1. A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), informally called a "thorn".
2. A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.

   “The plants that have prickles are, thorns, black and white, briar, rose, lemon-trees,[…]”

3. A tingling sensation of mild discomfort.
4. A kind of willow basket.

   “If I had but a pottle of Sacke, like a sharp prickle, / To knock my nose against when I am nodding”

   “The prickle is a brown willow basket, in which walnuts are imported into this country from the Continent; they are about thirty inches deep, and in bulk rather larger than a gallon measure; they are used only by the vendors of walnuts.”

5. (UK, obsolete)A sieve of hazelnuts, weighing about fifty pounds.
6. (collective)A group of hedgehogs or porcupines.

verb

1. (intransitive)To feel a prickle.
2. (transitive)To cause (someone) to feel a prickle; to prick.

   “Guilt prickled me. It was about to get much worse.”