button ear
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- button-eared adjective
Etymology
Origin of button ear
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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She said: "Thirty seconds in and en route to the top end of the field I spotted one Suffolk lamb with the same button ear tags I use."
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