branding iron


noun
  1. a long-handled metal rod with a stamp at one end, used for branding livestock, especially cattle, with a registered or recognized symbol or character to indicate ownership.

Origin of branding iron

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words Nearby branding iron

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How to use branding iron in a sentence

  • As the man fell to the ground, just outside the door, the branding-iron slipped from his hand.

  • As we started in with him, she struck me over the head with a branding iron, and I had to drop Charlie at her feet.

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