underbitn.
U.S.
An earmark to indicate ownership, made on the lower part of the ear of cattle. Cf. under-bitted adj., underkeel n.
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earmarka1500
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lug-mark1802
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1837 Knickerbocker 10 408 The young bridegroom boasted that he had taken an ‘under bit out of his left ear’.
1869 Overland Monthly Aug. 126/1 A red mulley cow, with a crop and an underbit in the right [ear].
1915 Dial. Notes 4 185 Under-bit, a triangular cut from the lower side.
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