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Monday, July 13, 2009

Riddle me this......

Where does the word 'earmark' come from?
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2 comments:

Bobbo said...

I have no clue

Jim (Jimbo) (Jing) said...

Earmark is a term that dates to the 16th century in England, referring to cuts or marks in the ears of cattle, deer, pigs, goats, camels[1] and sheep made to show ownership, age and/or gender. The practice of earmarking may date before that, especially in areas where people grazed livestock among the village herd on common fields. Now you know!!