> "Earmark" comes from the livestock term, where the ears of domestic animals were cut in specific ways so that farmers could distinguish their stock from other

> "Earmark" comes from the livestock term, where the ears of domestic animals were cut in specific ways so that farmers could distinguish their stock from others grazing on public land. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(politics) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(politics)