sticking up; (of hair, etc) standing up at a marked angle

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Definition of sticking up; (of hair, etc) standing up at a marked angle in English English dictionary

at the high port

Here he ran out of words, and drew himself up, beard at the high port, shaking his great head while he clasped my hand, and I meditated on the astonishing ease with which strong men of Victorian vintage could be buffaloed into incoherent embarrassment by the mere mention of feminine frailty.

Hyphenation

stick·ing up; (of hair, etc) stand·ing up at a marked An·gle