rouanne

English

Etymology

French [Term?]

Noun

rouanne (plural rouannes)

1. (obsolete) A branding iron.
   • 1889, John Stephen Farmer, Americanisms - Old & New, page 87:

     One Maverick formerly owned such immense herds that many of his animals unavoidably escaped his rouanne in the spring, were taken up by his neighbors, branded and called Mavericks.

French

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Adjective

rouanne

1. feminine singular of rouan