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"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. In particular, the term comes from earmarked hogs where, by analogy, pork-barreled legislation would be doled out among members of the local political machine .
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South Carolina won’t disburse a $1.5 million budget earmark awarded to a religious education nonprofit unless a court orders it to. Lawyers for the state comptroller general, ...
An earmark is a cut or mark in the ear of livestock animals such as cattle, deer, pigs, goats, camels or sheep, made to show ownership, year of birth or sex. The term dates to the 16th century in England. [ 1 ]
Earmark may refer to: Earmark (agriculture) , cuts or marks in the ears of animals made to show ownership Earmark (politics) , a legislative provision that directs funds to be spent on specific projects
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The fish market and seafood bar Jack's Fish Spot operates in Pike Place Market's Sanitary Market building, [1] in the Central Waterfront district of Seattle. The business has stocked dungeness crab, manila clams, flounder, [2] mussels, [3] sockeye and king salmon, and oysters. [4]
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