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

Example Sentences

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

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.

In a litter of prick-eared, wire-haired puppies Bobby was a "sport."

From Greyfriars Bobby by Atkinson, Eleanor Stackhouse

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 Jesse, Edward

As his voice shrilled and quavered, Carlo Formaggia caught his own name and turned back to listen, prick-eared.

From Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett by Hewlett, Maurice Henry