winkelhaak, noun, passing into adjective
- Forms:
- Also winklehaak.
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, ‘L-shaped tear’, e.g. in cloth.
An identifying mark cut on the ears of sheep and cattle and taking the form of a three-cornered tear.
1878 Bedford Advertiser 13 July 1Young black heifer..right ear winklehaak in front.
1980 A.J. Blignaut Dead End Rd 49They all carry my mark in their ears: a half moon in front of a winklaak at the back in the right ear.
An identifying mark cut on the ears of sheep and cattle and taking the form of a three-cornered tear.
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