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A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.

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  1. n. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.
  2. n. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
  3. v. t. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
  4. n. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
  5. n. a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something
  6. v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
  7. n:39/v:61 n. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal