pitch brandn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃ brand/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃ ˌbrænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.¹, brand n.

Etymology: < pitch n.¹ + brand n. Compare slightly earlier pitch-mark n.¹

Now rare.

A mark of ownership made with pitch upon livestock, esp. sheep. Also figurative: †a mark of infamy; a stigma (obsolete).In quot. 1545: a mark made on (packs of) shorn wool.

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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil thing > [noun] > mark

pitch brand1545

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > branding or marking > brand

pitch-mark?1523

pitch brand1545

print mark1656

brand1665

road brand1874

running brand1876

roadmark1881

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic > evil characteristic

pitch branda1656

1545 J. Johnson Let. in B. Winchester Tudor Family Portrait (1955) 178 If ye mark the end wool with three pitch brands, the best of the clift with two pitchbrands, and the worst with one pitch brand, besides marks and numbers with red stone, it shall be no hurt.

1631 J. Burges Answer Reioyned 21 Hee that beside a pitch-brande, doth raddle the heads of his fat sheepe.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 234 David makes this the pitch-brand (as it were) of wicked wretches, they call not upon God.

1675 London Gaz. No. 990/4 One Red Roan'd Horse, having Pitch-brands on both sides of his Shoulders.

1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep ii. v. 380 The Pitch-brand Marks are that Part of the Wool separated from the Fleece as Offal, and are sold by Wool-Buyers, to Farmers, for dressing their Land with them.

1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool 318 Instead of the common pitch-brand a permanent mark is fixed upon the ear of the sheep.

1810 J. Banks in Communications to Board of Agric. VI. ii. xxxiii. 270 Each sheep..is branded after every shearing, with a broad pitch brand, generally of the first letter of the name of the proprietor.

1862 Times 22 Jan. 11/5 One of the skins of the cows on being now produced was distinctly sworn to by Mr. Rumball, from a pitch brand upon it near the loins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pitch brandv.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃ brand/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃ ˌbrænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pitch brand n.

Etymology: < pitch brand n. Compare pitch-mark v.

Now rare.

transitive. To mark (livestock) with pitch, as a sign of ownership. Also figurative: †to mark (a person) with a sign of infamy, to stigmatize (obsolete).

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > brand or mark

pitch1577

brand1587

pitch brand1593

pitch-mark1653

firebrand1673

print1708

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 110* Notable men in their kinde, but pitch-branded with notorious dissimulation.

1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) June xii. 102 Some will..not Pitch brand them till a Month after.

1753 R. P. Virtue Triumphant I. 145 Three white ewes..pitch branded on the left hip.

1832 Colonial Times (Hobart, Tasmania) 9 May Highly improved Ewes, fire-branded on the 14th instant with the letter F on the left cheek; also..one hundred Sheep, pitch branded with the letters MF.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitch brand
释义	pitch brandn. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃ brand/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃ ˌbrænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.¹, brand n. Etymology: < pitch n.¹ + brand n. Compare slightly earlier pitch-mark n.¹ Now rare. A mark of ownership made with pitch upon livestock, esp. sheep. Also figurative: †a mark of infamy; a stigma (obsolete).In quot. 1545: a mark made on (packs of) shorn wool. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil thing > [noun] > mark pitch brand1545 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > branding or marking > brand pitch-mark?1523 pitch brand1545 print mark1656 brand1665 road brand1874 running brand1876 roadmark1881 the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic > evil characteristic pitch branda1656 1545 J. Johnson Let. in B. Winchester Tudor Family Portrait (1955) 178 If ye mark the end wool with three pitch brands, the best of the clift with two pitchbrands, and the worst with one pitch brand, besides marks and numbers with red stone, it shall be no hurt. 1631 J. Burges Answer Reioyned 21 Hee that beside a pitch-brande, doth raddle the heads of his fat sheepe. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 234 David makes this the pitch-brand (as it were) of wicked wretches, they call not upon God. 1675 London Gaz. No. 990/4 One Red Roan'd Horse, having Pitch-brands on both sides of his Shoulders. 1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep ii. v. 380 The Pitch-brand Marks are that Part of the Wool separated from the Fleece as Offal, and are sold by Wool-Buyers, to Farmers, for dressing their Land with them. 1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool 318 Instead of the common pitch-brand a permanent mark is fixed upon the ear of the sheep. 1810 J. Banks in Communications to Board of Agric. VI. ii. xxxiii. 270 Each sheep..is branded after every shearing, with a broad pitch brand, generally of the first letter of the name of the proprietor. 1862 Times 22 Jan. 11/5 One of the skins of the cows on being now produced was distinctly sworn to by Mr. Rumball, from a pitch brand upon it near the loins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pitch brandv. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃ brand/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃ ˌbrænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pitch brand n. Etymology: < pitch brand n. Compare pitch-mark v. Now rare. transitive. To mark (livestock) with pitch, as a sign of ownership. Also figurative: †to mark (a person) with a sign of infamy, to stigmatize (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > brand or mark pitch1577 brand1587 pitch brand1593 pitch-mark1653 firebrand1673 print1708 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 110* Notable men in their kinde, but pitch-branded with notorious dissimulation. 1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) June xii. 102 Some will..not Pitch brand them till a Month after. 1753 R. P. Virtue Triumphant I. 145 Three white ewes..pitch branded on the left hip. 1832 Colonial Times (Hobart, Tasmania) 9 May Highly improved Ewes, fire-branded on the 14th instant with the letter F on the left cheek; also..one hundred Sheep, pitch branded with the letters MF. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1545v.1593
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