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Webster 1913 Edition
Earmark
Ear′markˊ
(ēr′märkˊ)
, Noun.
1.
A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.
2.
A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
Money is said to have no
earmark
. Wharton.
Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the rounding of his head, and his
earmark
. Robynson (More’s Utopia).
A set of intellectual ideas . . . have
earmarks
upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor. Burrow.
Ear′markˊ
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Earmarked
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Earmarking
.] 1.
To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
Webster 1828 Edition
Earmark
E'ARMARK
,Noun.
E'ARMARK
,Verb.
T.