prick-eared
Americanadjective
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having the ears upright and pointed.
a prick-eared dog.
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British.
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Informal. (of a man) having the hair cut short.
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Archaic. following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads.
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Archaic. priggish.
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Etymology
Origin of prick-eared
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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A few years earlier, it was a group of Bedford, N.H., seventh-graders who brought a prick-eared, frizzy-coated breed known as the Chinook to the attention of that state’s legislature.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2012
P. C. Robinson had revealed himself by many a covert glance and prick-eared movement.
From The Postmaster's Daughter by Tracy, Louis
He was part collie, sharp-nosed and prick-eared, and his undersized little body still bore the marks of the precarious existence that had been his before Rathburn had befriended him.
From The Tangled Threads by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
A female figure stood with its right foot on the neck of a very disagreeable beast, something like a pig, but prick-eared and hairy.
From Gossamer 1915 by Birmingham, George A.
He was prick-eared, bright-eyed; he grinned and panted intensely.
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
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