brand
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7.7
- noun
- /brænd/
- NSFW
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- There's my brand on his rump.
- brand on the flesh
- cattle brand
- brand on a cow
But she would take the cauterizing iron and and create the brand to a woman who was strapped to a Gurney.
- But she would take the cauterizing iron and and create the brand to a woman who was strapped to a Gurney.
Examples
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The cows had a brand from a farm just five miles out of town.
Fiction book (2001) -
And seeing his brand on this piece of hide, Buck felt a surge of anger.
Fiction book (1998) -
Horses have got the brand J on them.
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Her body had been marked with a kind of a brand burned right into the face.
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He has a brand mark on the left side of his face.
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No-good cow thief putting his brand on my cattle.
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Kata thrust the brand into the fire, stirring it to a bright blaze, and inspected him again, more closely.
Fiction book (1998) -
The horses were easily identified by the brand on their hindquarters.
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She noticed the distinctive brand that had been seared into the calf's skin.
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The rancher explained how the brand serves as a mark of ownership for his livestock.
Synonyms
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2.4
A dark spot on skin or cloth made when something hot touches it
Compounds
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1.6
A name a company gives to a product or service to show it is different from others
- Specialized
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4.2
A medicine sold under a company's name that only that company sells
- Jargon
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4.5
A situation where people mistake one brand for another because of similar logo or packaging
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Brand grew to mean a mark burned into the skin because people used a hot iron to 'burn' a sign into people or animals. So a brand is a burned mark used to show identity or control.