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

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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

In another moment, through the snow-encrusted glass of the carriage window, he saw a gaunt prick-eared head, with gaping jaw and lolling tongue and gleaming teeth; a second later another head shot up.

From Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki

Let Mr. Digges ride abroad, and from his cabin-door some prick-eared cur cried out, 'Renegade!'

From Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia by Johnston, Mary

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

From Rob Roy — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir

The lop-eared rabbit is a stately beast and less brisk than his prick-eared relations.

From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield