prick-eared

American  

[prik-eerd] / ˈprɪkˌɪərd /

adjective

1. having the ears upright and pointed.

   a prick-eared dog.

2. British.

   1. Informal. (of a man) having the hair cut short.

   2. Archaic. following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads.

   3. Archaic. priggish.

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Etymology

Origin of prick-eared

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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Example Sentences

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prick-eared

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

Ginger, with head of flame, looking more bow-legged, prick-eared and pugnacious than ever, was a veritable pocket edition of the "Fighting Temeraire."

From The Sailor by J. C. Snaith

He smiled at the keen look of alert, prick-eared attention which the other was still giving to that room!

From The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

In an old print of Patrick Sarsfield, Earl of Lucan, there are two wolf-dogs, which are represented as smooth, prick-eared, and with somewhat bushy tails.

From Anecdotes of Dogs by Edward Jesse

"He was a prick-eared cur," said Major Galbraith, "and fought agane the King at Bothwell Brigg."

From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott

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