earmark

1. n. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting. Source: opted

2. n. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. Source: opted

3. v. t. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear. Source: opted

4. n. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal Source: wordnet

5. n. a distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something Source: wordnet

6. v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause Source: wordnet

7. 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. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear. Source: webster

8. n:39/v:61 n. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal Source: ecdict

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