Meanings
nounbranding iron (plural branding irons)
plural branding irons
- A piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape, heated and used to brand livestock.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of brandise (“stand for a pot or pan over a fire”).
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Translations
Ancient Greek καυτήρ
- καυτήρ (kautḗr)bent piece of metal
Arabic مِيسَم
- مِيسَم (mīsam)bent piece of metal
Czech cejchovadlo, vypalovadlo
- cejchovadlobent piece of metal
- vypalovadlobent piece of metal
Finnish poltinrauta
- poltinrautabent piece of metal
French fer à marquer
- fer à marquerbent piece of metal
German Brandeisen
- Brandeisenbent piece of metal
Hawaiian hao kuni
- hao kunibent piece of metal
Italian marchio, ferro per marchiare
- marchiobent piece of metal
- ferro per marchiarebent piece of metal
Latin cautērium
- cautēriumbent piece of metal
Persian دروش, درفش
- دروش (doruš)bent piece of metal
- درفش (derafš)bent piece of metal
Polish żegadło
- żegadłobent piece of metal
Spanish fierro
- fierrobent piece of metal
Swedish brännjärn
- brännjärnbent piece of metal
Tagalog hero
- herobent piece of metal
Turkish dağlama demiri
- dağlama demiribent piece of metal
Cite this entry
APA
branding iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branding%20iron
MLA
“branding iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branding%20iron. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “branding iron,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branding%20iron.
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