单词 | buisting-iron |
释义 | > as lemmasbuisting-iron transitive. ‘To mark cattle or sheep with the proprietor's distinctive mark’ (Jamieson). Hence buisting-iron, buist-mark. ΚΠ 1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. 39 Adamson..with the buisting-iron which he held in his hand struck a dog. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 94 The sheep around recall it by their ‘beesting’ mark. 1864 A. Jeffrey Hist. Roxburghshire IV. viii. 261 Tar for buisting sheep. < as lemmas |
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