prick earn.

Brit.

/ˈprɪk ɪə/, U.S.

/ˈprɪk ˌɪ(ə)r/

Forms: see prick adj. and ear n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prick adj., ear n.¹

Etymology: < prick adj. + ear n.¹, after prick-eared adj. Compare slightly later prick v. 27, pricked adj.¹ 3.

1. In plural.

a. The erect pointed ears characteristic of some animals, esp. dogs; ears that are pricked up or stand erect. Formerly also occasionally in singular. Cf. prick v. 27.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [noun] > prick-ears

prick ears1573

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > parts of > parts of) ear(s)

prick ears1573

button ear1867

tulip ear1877

leather1883

1573 J. Bridges Supremacie Christian Princes 925 What if the Lion had said, his prick eares had bin horns?

1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian iii. 48 The horse..Now this, now that way, fore and backward flyes, With prick-eare, tost-vp head and rowling eyes.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 1004 Having two hornes, pricke ears, and armes.

1790 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Gen. Hist. Quadrupeds 267 The sharp nose, prick ears, long body, and short legs of the Fox, evidently point out their origin.

1839 C. Knight Pict. Ed. Wks. Shakspere. Henry V 340/2 A portrait of the Esquimaux dog, which strikingly exhibits the prick ear.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. vi. 141 The faithful Bran, whose lop-ears and heavy jaws, unique in that land of prick-ears and fox-noses, formed the absorbing subject of conversation.

1884 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 13 476 It has..prick ears, a smooth fawn-coloured coat, and a tail slightly inclined to be bushy.

1906 Times 3 July 16/4 The prick ears of the Shropshire Down [breed of sheep] are characteristic.

1930 Observer 5 Oct. 13/2 What can one say of the Welsh corgis,..with their truncated legs, prick ears, foxy heads, and longish bodies?

1991 Dogs Monthly Feb. 7/1 The Basenji is a small, smooth-coated Spitz dog (prick ears and a curly tail).

†b. The ears of a person that are conspicuous by naturally standing out, or through having the hair cut short. Obsolete.In early use sometimes used spec. with allusion to the close-cropped hair characteristic of the Roundheads. Cf. sense 2, and prick-eared adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun] > types of ear

lug1602

prick ears1641

cauliflower ear1909

thick ear1909

1641 R. Brathwait Mercurius Britanicus iv How these..round heads with their prick eares doe listen.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis viii. 102 We of this Nation..affect a small Eare, standing close to the Head... Our Eares are naturally extant and looke forward..; all which commodities our mickle-wise mothers defraud us of by their nice dislike of Lugs, as they call them in reproach, and Prick-eares.

1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 16 Sirrah, if you be a Presbyterian, I'le kick you down Stairs..woe be to your prickears, Sirrah.

a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 82 A Babe with two Chins, mouths, two sets of teeth Two short prick Ears, four Eyes.

1889 Salem (Ohio) Daily News 7 Feb. 3/2 The evil one had a huge head and face, with prick-ears and eyes as bright as fire.

a. A person whose ears protrude conspicuously. Frequently as a term of abuse (formerly used esp. of Puritans: cf. prick-eared adj. 2). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Puritanism > [noun] > person

Catharite1555

hot gospeller1562

puritan1565

precisian1571

Catharan1573

Puritant1580

disciplinarian1591

disciplinary1593

Catharist1600

saint1612

Perfectist1618

Cathar1637

prick ear1642

Jacobite1654

Catharinian1657

perfect1669

methodist1758

Perfectus1832

puritanizer1847

wowser1899

1642 Grand Plutoes Remonstr. (title page) How far he differs from Round-head, Rattle-head or Prick-eare.

a1648 W. Percy Cuck-queanes & Cuckolds Errants (1824) v. ix. 87 The prick-eare, see, will betray us, since he hath now, as I told you, both our Moneys, in his hand.

1820 J. Trumbull Poet. Wks. II. 225 In ridicule of the short, clipped hair and penitential scowl of the puritans, who served in the army of Cromwell, the royalists called them Whigs, prick-ears and round-heads.

1992 B. Unsworth Sacred Hunger xvi. 117 ‘Prick-ears.’ Libby was searching for further insults when the second mate came up to them.

†b. English regional (Cumberland). A pig of a breed characterized by erect ears. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

?1830 P. Sellar Netherby, Cumberland 57 in Farm-rep. What are provincially called the ‘prick ears’, a well made, short-legged animal of its kind.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prick ear
释义	prick earn. Brit. /ˈprɪk ɪə/, U.S. /ˈprɪk ˌɪ(ə)r/ Forms: see prick adj. and ear n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prick adj., ear n.¹ Etymology: < prick adj. + ear n.¹, after prick-eared adj. Compare slightly later prick v. 27, pricked adj.¹ 3. 1. In plural. a. The erect pointed ears characteristic of some animals, esp. dogs; ears that are pricked up or stand erect. Formerly also occasionally in singular. Cf. prick v. 27. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [noun] > prick-ears prick ears1573 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > parts of > parts of) ear(s) prick ears1573 button ear1867 tulip ear1877 leather1883 1573 J. Bridges Supremacie Christian Princes 925 What if the Lion had said, his prick eares had bin horns? 1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian iii. 48 The horse..Now this, now that way, fore and backward flyes, With prick-eare, tost-vp head and rowling eyes. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 1004 Having two hornes, pricke ears, and armes. 1790 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Gen. Hist. Quadrupeds 267 The sharp nose, prick ears, long body, and short legs of the Fox, evidently point out their origin. 1839 C. Knight Pict. Ed. Wks. Shakspere. Henry V 340/2 A portrait of the Esquimaux dog, which strikingly exhibits the prick ear. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia II. vi. 141 The faithful Bran, whose lop-ears and heavy jaws, unique in that land of prick-ears and fox-noses, formed the absorbing subject of conversation. 1884 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 13 476 It has..prick ears, a smooth fawn-coloured coat, and a tail slightly inclined to be bushy. 1906 Times 3 July 16/4 The prick ears of the Shropshire Down [breed of sheep] are characteristic. 1930 Observer 5 Oct. 13/2 What can one say of the Welsh corgis,..with their truncated legs, prick ears, foxy heads, and longish bodies? 1991 Dogs Monthly Feb. 7/1 The Basenji is a small, smooth-coated Spitz dog (prick ears and a curly tail). †b. The ears of a person that are conspicuous by naturally standing out, or through having the hair cut short. Obsolete.In early use sometimes used spec. with allusion to the close-cropped hair characteristic of the Roundheads. Cf. sense 2, and prick-eared adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun] > types of ear lug1602 prick ears1641 cauliflower ear1909 thick ear1909 1641 R. Brathwait Mercurius Britanicus iv How these..round heads with their prick eares doe listen. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis viii. 102 We of this Nation..affect a small Eare, standing close to the Head... Our Eares are naturally extant and looke forward..; all which commodities our mickle-wise mothers defraud us of by their nice dislike of Lugs, as they call them in reproach, and Prick-eares. 1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 16 Sirrah, if you be a Presbyterian, I'le kick you down Stairs..woe be to your prickears, Sirrah. a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 82 A Babe with two Chins, mouths, two sets of teeth Two short prick Ears, four Eyes. 1889 Salem (Ohio) Daily News 7 Feb. 3/2 The evil one had a huge head and face, with prick-ears and eyes as bright as fire. 2. a. A person whose ears protrude conspicuously. Frequently as a term of abuse (formerly used esp. of Puritans: cf. prick-eared adj. 2). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Puritanism > [noun] > person Catharite1555 hot gospeller1562 puritan1565 precisian1571 Catharan1573 Puritant1580 disciplinarian1591 disciplinary1593 Catharist1600 saint1612 Perfectist1618 Cathar1637 prick ear1642 Jacobite1654 Catharinian1657 perfect1669 methodist1758 Perfectus1832 puritanizer1847 wowser1899 1642 Grand Plutoes Remonstr. (title page) How far he differs from Round-head, Rattle-head or Prick-eare. a1648 W. Percy Cuck-queanes & Cuckolds Errants (1824) v. ix. 87 The prick-eare, see, will betray us, since he hath now, as I told you, both our Moneys, in his hand. 1820 J. Trumbull Poet. Wks. II. 225 In ridicule of the short, clipped hair and penitential scowl of the puritans, who served in the army of Cromwell, the royalists called them Whigs, prick-ears and round-heads. 1992 B. Unsworth Sacred Hunger xvi. 117 ‘Prick-ears.’ Libby was searching for further insults when the second mate came up to them. †b. English regional (Cumberland). A pig of a breed characterized by erect ears. Obsolete. ΚΠ ?1830 P. Sellar Netherby, Cumberland 57 in Farm-rep. What are provincially called the ‘prick ears’, a well made, short-legged animal of its kind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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