branding
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- noun
- /ˈbrændɪŋ/
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- Previously, livestock grazed on commons, and property rights were enforced by the largely ineffective method of branding.
- such as branding
The use of skin tattoos or branding to identify the victims.
- The use of skin tattoos or branding to identify the victims.
- What would you do, Justice Scalia, if the state of South Dakota or Montana reinstituted facial branding for horse thievery?
Examples
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The use of skin tattoos or branding to identify the victims.
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Grab me that branding iron.
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Most have a distinctive mark on their neck similar to branding and are used to identify the owner.
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Like a cowboy's branding iron.
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Take your branding irons with you.
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Pinkney's research exposes the breeding, branding, and beating of slaves in this gripping story.
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In the past, some tribes practiced branding as a way to mark their members for identification.
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Cattle ranchers use branding to identify their livestock and prevent theft.
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The ancient practice of branding often involved searing a mark onto the skin to signify ownership.
Synonyms
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Attaching labels to something to show what it is
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Treating a person as shameful so others avoid or blame them
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Etymology
Branding comes from brand, an old word that meant 'to burn', because people used a hot iron to put a mark on a person or animal. That's why branding can mean marking someone with a hot iron and, by extension, giving them a negative label.