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Monday, July 13, 2009

Riddle me this......

Where does the word 'earmark' come from?

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!!

Today's gas pices...........on the rise again???