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Definition of Brandings
1. branding [n] - See also: branding
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brandings
Literary usage of Brandings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1887)
"Let us assume that the great swimming-match with Breca, Prince of the brandings,
was a rowing-match, in which Beowulf was victor. ..."
2. A History of English Rhythms by Edwin Guest (1838)
"... the brandings ; Billing the Werne; 1J 6 This is doubtless the Wallia of Roman
... his brandings are mentioned in Beowulf, as the enemies of the Geats. ..."
3. Western Grazing Grounds and Forest Ranges: A History of the Live-stock by Will Croft Barnes (1913)
"In the old days of heavy brandings where the owners kept track of the sex, ...
As a general thing, however, taking the usual run of brandings year after ..."
4. The Anglo-Saxon Sagas: An Examination of Their Value as Aids to History; a by Daniel Henry Haigh (1861)
"... the land of the brandings, his " fair peaceful burgh, where he owned a people,
a burgh, ... and the territory of the brandings at some distance inland. ..."
5. Character of the Southern States of America: Letter to a Friend who Had by Francis William Newman (1864)
"To the great frequency of such brandings, wounds, or marks of the teeth of hounds,
several Northern Generals have borne emphatic testimony; 12, ..."
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