| 单词 | smit mark |
| 释义 | > as lemmassmit mark b. A mark, originally made with smit (sense 4a), now usually a coloured spot or stripe, made on the fleece of a sheep as a sign of ownership. Also smit mark. Cf. earlier smot n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > marking of sheep > mark earmarka1500 raddle-mark?1523 sheep-markc1534 sheep-brand1586 woolmark1603 bottea1642 pitch-mark1649 smota1672 smit1828 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Smit, a sheep mark. 1886 Manch. Weekly Times 13 Mar. 6/7 The owner of the flock and the parson..stamp the former's initials and the smit mark upon the..sheep. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 Aug. 4/1 A ‘Shepherds' Guide’ setting forth the tar marks, smits, and ear-slits peculiar to the sheep of each farm in the township. 1906 H. D. Rawnsley Months at Lakes 231 What struck one was first the quickness of eye that in that sea of faces could detect in a moment..the particular smit that the owner claimed by. 2001 Guardian 11 Apr. ii. 12/2 Stray sheep are exchanged at the annual shepherds' meets, the farmers immediately identifying their own by the ‘smit’ marks made by dye on the fleece of the sheep. 2016 A. Owen Year in Life of Yorks. Shepherdess xi. 305 There are times when you search through the fleece of a yow and can't find the smit. < as lemmas |
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