"ear-tag" meaning in English

See ear-tag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ear-tags [present, singular, third-person], ear-tagging [participle, present], ear-tagged [participle, past], ear-tagged [past]
Etymology: Denominative from the noun ear tag. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ear tag}} ear tag Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} ear-tag (third-person singular simple present ear-tags, present participle ear-tagging, simple past and past participle ear-tagged)
  1. (agriculture) to attach an ear tag to the ear of an animal. Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-ear-tag-en-verb-jxGl9GHv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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