A mark, tag, etc., on the ear of a sheep or other animal, serving as a sign of ownership.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > branding or marking > ear-mark (9) earmarka1500 A mark, tag, etc., on the ear of a sheep or other animal, serving as a sign of ownership. swallow fork1636 a forked cut used in marking cattle or sheep on the ear (see quot. 1966). crop1653 A mark made by cropping the ears of animals; an ear-mark. halfpenny1658 A form of ear-mark on cattle and horses. U.S. gad1666 North American regional (chiefly Rhode Island). A type of earmark cut in the ears of cattle or sheep, serving as a sign of ownership. Usually with… underkeel1677 ‘A cut on the under side’ of an animal's ear as a mark of ownership. lug-mark1802 = earmark, n. underbit1837 An earmark to indicate ownership, made on the lower part of the ear of cattle. Cf. under-bitted, adj., underkeel, n. sleepering1910 |
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