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Definition of Prick up
1. Verb. Raise. "The dog pricked up his ears"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prick Up
Literary usage of Prick up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"To prick up one'* tan. To listín attentively to something not expected, as horses
prick up their oars at a sadden sound. ..."
2. Erasmus in Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus (1876)
"... while those that are better conceited of themselves will nod and smile, and
prick up their ears, that they may be thought easily to apprehend that, ..."
3. The Colloquies of Erasmus by Desiderius Erasmus, Edwin Johnson (1878)
"Well, but now you have been forewarn'd, prick up your Ears, listen attentively,
and see if you can catch me in a Lie. Phil. I do prick them up ; say on. ..."
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