undercavelde

1) An obscure term, noted just once, in connection with the ear-marks on a sheep.

1546 his marke that is undercavelde the narre eare and sleyt the furre eare to his own proper use, Halifax. Possibly a cut made with a ‘kevel’, a hammer with a sharp point, or 'split', from a dialect word associated with division.

places Halifax
dates 1546

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