In other than Scottish use, sometimes taken in specialized meanings: (a) the lobe of the ear; (b) a large ugly ear. Obsolete.

In plural. The ears of a person that are conspicuous by naturally standing out, or through having the hair cut short. Obsolete.

an ear (as of a boxer) thickened and distorted by blows; cf. cauliflower, v. 2.

an ear swollen or numbed by a sharp blow; usually in phrases, as to give (someone) a thick ear; also spec. used attributively to designate…