punctured by small holes

simple past tense and past participle of prick

plural of pricking

A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. / An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object. / (obsolete) A dot or other diacritical mark used in writing; a point.

(farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness. / (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing. / (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.

present participle of prick

The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point. / A sensation that pricks. / The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness. / (mining) A nicking.

plural of prick

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prick

Having been pricked by a pin; having a pin stuck through.