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ˈunderbit U.S.
[under-1 5 b.]
An earmark to indicate ownership, made on the lower part of the ear of cattle. Cf. under-bitted ppl. a., underkeel.
1837Knickerbocker X. 408 The young bridegroom boasted that he had taken an ‘under bit out of his left ear’. 1869Overland Monthly III. 126 A red mulley cow, with a crop and an underbit in the right [ear]. 1915Dialect Notes IV. 185 Under-bit, a triangular cut from the lower side. |