Back Furness Dialect Dictionary sheeap lug marks ear marks on sheep

stô't - end cut square	forkt - fork cut	stô forkt
rittit - slit twice rittit - double slit	sneck bittit - latch cut	fold bittit - the ear is folded then cut, the mark resembling sneck bittit
stappel bittit - U notch	kei bittit - key cut	sheer bittit
hove't - halved	punch't - holed through	Note: bitted and halved may be on the upper or lower rim of ear

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