Plural of earmarking; multiple instances of setting aside or designating things for specific purposes; multiple marks or designations.
From 'earmarking' + '-s' plural suffix. Can refer either to multiple acts of earmarking or to multiple physical ear marks on animals.
In some countries, you can tell a farmer's livestock just by looking at their earmarkings—each family has their own pattern, making it a form of non-verbal property identification that predates written documentation.
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