crop-eared
Americanadjective
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having the ears cropped.
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having the hair cropped short, so that the ears are conspicuous.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of crop-eared
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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The joint efforts of all New York S. P. C. A.'s were rewarded in the Shonk-Thompson Act, which declares illegal the possession or exhibition in New York State of crop-eared dogs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The pony being gentle I caught and mounted him at once, and by the time we had got back to town money could not have bought that little crop-eared horse from me.
From Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains, Or, the Last Voice from the Plains An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Indian Fighting in the Far West by Drannan, William F.
They took us for Essex men because of our orange-tawny scarves, but they found out when too late that we were right-tight Cavalier lads and no crop-eared curmudgeons.
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
"What would your saintly, crop-eared friends say if they knew as much of your past history as I do?"
From The Tavern Knight by Sabatini, Rafael
He looked longingly upon the two crop-eared fellows, and begrudged the Church the possession of them.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom
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