1755 J. Smith iv. 87 We find some of these high-pointing Gentlemen propose to increase the number of Points in use.
1834 Jan. 38 The boats with their high pointing sterns.
1911 F. F. Ayer 22 From the under-dike of them To each high-pointing spike of them!
2002 M. Zuk (2003) viii. 125 A heron with a high-pointing bill may be called dominant.