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Pentagon | 20:36 Thu 20th May 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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Can anyone please help? Which word originally specifically meant 'the notch put on animals by farmers for labelling purposes'?
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in swans, it a "nick" hence the pub sign "the swan with two necks", originally was "the swan with two nicks"

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