Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running iron

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: run-ning -iron
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branding iron which is not bent into the shape of the mark but rather requires the user to write the desired brand (and thus allows writing any brand).

Example Sentences

"So flagrantly did these gentlemen miswield the “running iron,” that several States eventually forbade its use by anybody, and everywhere its mere possession gave rise to suspicion."

Inflected Forms

running irons (plural)

Questions

What does running iron mean?: A branding iron which is not bent into the shape of the mark but rather requires the user to write the desired brand (and thus allows writing any brand).

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