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prick-eared
prick-eared, a. (ˈprɪkˌɪəd) [app. f. prick n. (branch V) + eared: see Note below.] 1. a. Having erect ears: spec. of dogs. Also, of corn or wheat.c 1420 ? Lydg. Assembly of Gods 328 And at hys feete lay a prykeryd curre. 1523 Fitzherb. Husb. §77 The .ix. propertyes of a foxe. The fyrste is: to be pr...
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prick ear
ˈprick-ˌear, prick ear [app. a back-formation from prick-eared, q.v.] 1. pl. The erect pointed ears of some beasts, spec. of dogs; ears that are pricked up or stand erect; hence fig. those of a person on the alert to hear: cf. prick v. 27.1634 T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. 1004 Having two hornes, pric...
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Tesem
In popular literature it denotes the prick-eared, leggy dog with a curled tail from the early Egyptian age, but it was also used with reference to the The prick-eared Tesem's origins are presumed to be from further south than Egypt, from Nubia and also the Land of Punt, whose location is unclear but thought
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Skye Terrier
The ears are generally well feathered and, in prick-eared examples, the hair normally falls like a fringe, accenting the form, and blending with the side In 1840, Queen Victoria made the breed fancy, keeping both drop-(floppy) and prick-(upwards) eared dogs.
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Spitz
Spitz (spɪts) [G. (also spitzhund), special use of spitz pointed, peaked.] A dog belonging to one of a group of northern breeds distinguished by thick fur, a pointed muzzle, pricked ears, and a tail curled over the back. Also attrib., as Spitz dog.1842 H. Stanley Let. 18 July in N. Mitford Ladies of...
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English White Terrier
The name was invented and embraced in the early 1860s by a handful of breeders anxious to create a new breed from a prick-eared version of the small white In the 1860s and 1870s, a small group of dog show enthusiasts tried to claim that prick-eared versions of white working terriers were an entirely different
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prick
▪ I. prick, n. (prɪk) Forms: 1 pric(c)a, price, (pryce), 2, 5–6 prike (5 pryke); 3–7 pricke, 4– prick (4–6 prikke, prik, 5 prykke, prikk, 5–7 pryck, -e, pryk). [OE. prica, pricca m., price f. = mod.Du. prik m. († prick Kilian) a sharp point or stick, prickle, etc.; LG. prik a dot, spot, point, prik,...
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Anglo-Nubian goat
History
The Anglo-Nubian breed originated in the British Isles in the nineteenth century from cross-breeding between traditional native prick-eared British goats and a mixed population of large lop-eared goats imported from India, the Middle East and North Africa.
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cropped
cropped, ppl. a. (krɒpt) Also cropt. [f. crop v. and n. + -ed.] 1. Cut off; cut short; plucked, lopped, pruned.1558 T. Phaer æneid. vi. (R.), Lothly croppid nose. 1623 Drummond of Hawthornden Flowers of Sion (R.), Like a crop'd rose that languishing doth fade. 1687 Lond. Gaz. No. 2289/7 A plain brow...
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Norfolk Terrier
Prior to gaining recognition as an independent breed in 1964, it was a variety of the Norwich Terrier, distinguished from the "prick eared" Norwich by In 1964, The Kennel Club reclassified the drop-ear variety as it its own breed, the Norfolk Terrier, and the prick-eared variety retained the name Norwich
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eared
▪ I. eared, ppl. a.1 (ɪəd) [f. ear n.1 + -ed.] 1. Furnished with ears (in various senses); in Bot. = auriculate. eared owl: a species of owl which has tufts on the head resembling ears.1434 E.E. Wills (1882) 101 A litill panne of brasse y-ered. 1594 Blundevil Exerc. v. xii. (ed. 7) 556 He is eared a...
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Berkshire pig
It is prick-eared.
Use
The Berkshire is reared for pork.
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kelpy
▪ I. kelpie1, kelpy Sc. (ˈkɛlpɪ) [Of uncertain etym.; Gael. calpa, cailpeach, bullock, heifer, colt, has been suggested, but positive evidence is wanting.] The Lowland Scottish name of a fabled water-spirit or demon assuming various shapes, but usually appearing in that of a horse; it is reputed to ...
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Captain Pronin
Don Corleone (voiced by Vsevolod Abdulov) is the pink-skinned, prick-eared, mafia boss of Italian descent, clad in black.
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Dog type
and prick-eared curs, and small ladies puppies that bear away the fleas and diverse small sorts."
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