1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas (new ed.) ii. iv. 3 His hands and arms, and bosom bristled were (Most Hedg-hog-like) with wyer insteed of haire.
1678 4 There had been several Soldiers thereabout..a Hedghog-hunting.
1792 J. Wolcot Ode to Acad. Chair in (1812) III. 48 Most hedgehog-like thou bristlest up my hair.
1793 T. Martyn sig. I7v Hedge-hog-hooked, echinato-uncinata spica. A spike beset with prickles, which are hooked at the end.