单词 | road-brand |
释义 | > as lemmasroad-brand road-brand v. U.S. now historical transitive to mark (cattle) with a road brand. ΚΠ 1874 Gen. Laws State Texas (Sess. 14th Legislature) 44 Any person who shall drive any cattle out of any county..without first having road-branded the same..shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 1955 W. Foster-Harris Look of Old West viii. 229 Unless a trail herd was under one brand, which ordinarily it wasn't, it was customary to road-brand the animals—that is, give them an extra insignia to identify them on their journey. 2006 R. B. Woods LBJ (2007) i. 9 The roundup of range hands and range boss usually gathered, road branded and delivered a herd of from 2500 to 3000 head of cattle. < as lemmas |
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