Definition of Earmerk
Ear"mark` (?), n. 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"mark`, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Earmarked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Earmarking.] To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting
the ear.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.
You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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