ear-tag

verb

to attach an ear tag to the ear of an animal.

Meanings

verbear-tag (third-person singular simple present ear-tags, present participle ear-tagging, simple past and past participle ear-tagged)

present singular third person ear-tags · participle present ear-tagging · participle past ear-tagged · past ear-tagged

  1. agricultureto attach an ear tag to the ear of an animal.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

ear-tag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-tag

MLA

“ear-tag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-tag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear-tag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear-tag.

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