Definitions for prick-eared

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Spelling: [prik-eerd]
IPA: /ˈprɪkˌɪərd/

Prick-Eared is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 441 anagrams from letters in prick-eared (-acdeeikprr).

Definitions for prick-eared

adjective

  1. having the ears upright and pointed:
  2. British. Informal. (of a man) having the hair cut short. Archaic. following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads. Archaic. priggish.

Origin of prick-eared

late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425

Examples for prick-eared

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

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

In drop-eared Skyes a low carriage of tail is desirable, but in the prick-eared variety on a level with the back.

The pointed, cutting, mocking sentences laugh and dance through his pages like light-toed, prick-eared elves.

She ain't all greyhound; but the best man as ever I knew always said there never was a prick-eared one a bad 'un.

He was prick-eared, bright-eyed; he grinned and panted intensely.

Along with their Indian masters ran dogs, prick-eared, fox-like curs, one of which suddenly darted upon Trug.

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

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

The last sort of dogs consisteth of the currish kind meet for many toys, of which the whappet or prick-eared cur is one.

Word Value for prick-eared
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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