BRAND

To stamp; to mark, either with a hot iron or with a stencil plate. Dibble v. Hatha way, 11 Hun (N. Y.) 575. · BRANDING..An ancient mode of.pun• ishment by. inflicting a mark on an offender with a hot iron. It is generally disused ih civll law, but 1s a recognized punishment for some military offenses. BRANKS..An instrument formerly used ln some parts of England for the correction ot scolds; a scolding bridle. It inclosed the [s. 155]