Meanings
plural claiming marks
- fictionIn speculative erotica, a scar or mark on a person's body signifying their permanent bond to another, typically the result of a bite.
Once I give her my claiming mark, Roderick can't do anything to me.
2021, Vivian Murdoch, Dark Revolution, unnumbered page2 more examples
But all I could do, all I wanted to do, was hold her tight against my chest and breathe in the scent of our union and the blood trickling from her new claiming mark.
2019, Nora Ash, Ragnarök Rising, unnumbered pageHe knew that I enjoyed discipline as much as I enjoyed feeling the nip of his teeth over the claiming mark.
2020, L. V. Lane, Omega Awakening, unnumbered pageSynonyms: claiming bite, mating bite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIn speculative erotica, a scar or mark on a person's body signifying their permanent bond to another, typically the result of a bite.
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