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counterbrand

counterbrand verb: to brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.

Verb

counterbrand (third-person singular simple present counterbrands, present participle counterbranding, simple past and past participle counterbranded)

  1. (transitive) To brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.

Noun

counterbrand (plural counterbrands)

  1. A replacement brand of this kind on cattle.

Forms of counterbrand

Verb
third-person singular presentcounterbrands
present participlecounterbranding
past participlecounterbranded
pastcounterbranded
Noun
pluralcounterbrands

Origin of counterbrand

From counter- + brand.

Questions about counterbrand

What does counterbrand mean?
Counterbrand means to brand (cattle) with a new and different brand, to mark change of ownership.
What part of speech is counterbrand?
Counterbrand can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of counterbrand?
The past tense of counterbrand is counterbranded.

Words near counterbrand in the dictionary

  1. counterboys
  2. counterbrace
  3. counterbraced
  4. counterbraces
  5. counterbracing
  6. counterbrand
  7. counterbranded
  8. counterbranding
  9. counterbrands
  10. counterbrief
  11. counterbriefed

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