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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

prick-eared adj.

having the ears upright and pointed:a prick-eared dog.
British Terms
- [Informal.](of a man) having the hair cut short.
- [Archaic.]following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads.
- [Archaic.]priggish.

late Middle English 1375–1425

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