branding iron
noun
1.
a long-handled metal rod with a stamp at one end, used for branding livestock, especially cattle, with a registered or recognized symbol or character to indicate ownership.
Also called
brand
.
Origin
1400-50;
late Middle English
Examples from the web for
branding iron
After that, each swallow or syllable brought a fresh spasm of agony, as if a
branding iron
were pressing on her throat.
Two designs were cast into branding heads and used in conjunction with a
branding iron
.
There are also pictures on the wall and in the narrative frieze, plus a
branding iron
to handle.