prick : Idioms & Phrases

Index

prick up

  • verb raise
    prick; cock up.
    • The dog pricked up his ears
WordNet

prick-eared

Prick"-eared` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs.
    Thou prick-eared cur of Iceland. Shak.
Webster 1913

pricking-up

Prick"ing-up noun
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for the next coat. In the United States called scratch coat. Brande & C.
Webster 1913