Syn.
— Forward; timely; not late; seasonable.
EARMARK
Ear"mark`, n.
1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.
2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. Money is said to have no earmark. Wharton. Flying, he EARMARK Defn: To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear. EAR-MINDED Defn: Thinking chiefly or most readily through, or in terms related to, the sense of hearing; specif., thinking words as spoken, as a result of familiarity with speech or of mental peculiarity; — opposed to eye-minded. EARN Defn: See Ern, n. Sir W. Scott.
Ear"mark`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Earmarked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Earmarking.]
Ear"-mind"ed, a. (Physiol. Psychol.)
Earn, n. (Zoöl.)