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branding iron

branding iron noun: a piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock.

branding iron: a piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock
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Noun

branding iron (plural branding irons)

  1. A piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock.
  2. (archaic) Synonym of brandise (“stand for a pot or pan over a fire”).
    Synonyms:
    brandise

branding iron meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

branding iron in Tamil

சூட்டுக்கோல், இரும்புக்காம்பு, சுடுகோல்

branding iron in Tagalog

bent piece of metal
hero

branding iron in Arabic

bent piece of metal
مِيسَم mīsam

branding iron in Persian

bent piece of metal
دروش doruš, درفش derafš

Synonyms of branding iron

Forms of branding iron

pluralbranding irons

Questions about branding iron

What does branding iron mean?
Branding iron means a piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock.
What is branding iron in Tamil?
Branding iron in Tamil is சூட்டுக்கோல், இரும்புக்காம்பு, சுடுகோல். See Branding iron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is branding iron?
Branding iron is a noun.
What is the plural of branding iron?
The plural of branding iron is branding irons.

Words near branding iron in the dictionary

  1. brandified
  2. brandifies
  3. brandify
  4. brandifying
  5. branding
  6. branding iron
  7. branding irons
  8. branding moment
  9. branding moments
  10. brandings
  11. brandioside

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