• (n.) A shrub (Euonymus Europaeus); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree.
Prick'wood` noun (Botany) A shrub ( Euonymus Europæus ); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree .