to prick, to sting, to prickle, to stab
to chop, to split, to crack (nuts)
to inject, to give injections
to slaughter (by stabbing), to stick (a pig)
thorn, prickle, spine
barbed wire
thorn, spike, stud, prickle
tenon, dowel, pin
hiss, hissing
thorn sturgeon, bastard sturgeon