prick-eared

[prik-eerd]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prick-eared¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Example Sentences

Prick-eared Esquimaux dogs huddle, sneak, bark, and snarl around, with a free fight now and then, in which they all fall upon the one that is getting the worst of it.

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