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Definition of Sharp-eared
1. Adjective. Having keen hearing.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharp-eared
Literary usage of Sharp-eared
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1906)
"Once more the sharp-eared comrade overheard the King's words while he was ...
When these words were overheard by the sharp-eared comrade and repeated to the ..."
2. The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White (1906)
"... the same sort of sharp-eared peak-nosed dogs to draw their sledges; as may be
seen in an elegant print engraved for Captain Cook's last voyage round the ..."
3. Under the Maples by John Burroughs (1921)
"with the stupid, the sharp-eyed and sharp-eared with the dull of eye and ear,
the keen of scent with the blunt of scent—which we call natural competition; ..."
4. A Summer in Alaska: A Popular Account of the Travels of an Alaska Exploring by Frederick Schwatka (1891)
"The dogs, mostly the sharp-eared, sharp-nosed and sharp-barking Indian variety,
once after a bear, force him up a tree to save his hamstrings being nipped ..."
5. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1890)
"Perhaps, at first, slumber would have been too heavy for even the sharp-eared
mother to have noticed any of the noise; but four hours of sleep greatly rests ..."
6. Along Alaska's Great River: A Popular Account of the Travels of an Alaska by Frederick Schwatka (1898)
"The dogs, mostly the sharp-eared, sharp-nosed and sharp-barking Indian variety,
once after a bear, force him up a tree to save his hamstrings being nipped ..."
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