pricket

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The appendage in question was named a "pricket bat", and it was used to burst balloons.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2013

The dogs did yell; put L to sore, then sorel jumps from thicket-   Or pricket sore, or else sorel; the people fall a-hooting.

From Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare, William

The whole service was gilt, and the bequest included also a pair of magnificent pricket candlesticks, each nearly 20 inches high, with rich stems and massive scrolled bases.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

Twas not a haud credo; 'twas a pricket.

From Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare, William

The dogs did yell; put L to sore, then sorel jumps from thicket; Or pricket sore, or else sorel; the people fall a-hooting.

From Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 by Acheson, Arthur