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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBuist
/bjuːst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brand, mark, or stamp used to identify ownership, particularly of sheep or cattle in Scotland.
"The farmer applied a fresh buist to the fleece of each sheep before letting them out to the high pasture."
- 1
To mark or brand livestock with a distinctive sign or owner's mark.
"It was tradition to gather the flock in autumn to buist them for the winter months."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Scots dialect, originating in the late Middle English period from Old Norse or Dutch influences related to branding or marking livestock. Historically used in Scottish legal and agricultural contexts to denote a brand or the act of branding sheep with a hot iron or paint.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Buist" is said worldwide
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marque
Transliteration: mark
"L'éleveur a appliqué une marque sur le bétail."
Brandzeichen
Transliteration: Brant-tsai-khen
"Der Farmer setzte ein Brandzeichen auf das Fell der Schafe."
marchio
Transliteration: mar-kyo
"Il pastore ha usato un marchio per identificare le pecore."
marca
Transliteration: mar-ka
"El ganadero puso una marca en el ganado."
marca
Transliteration: mar-ka
"O agricultor colocou uma marca nas ovelhas."
छाप
Transliteration: chaap
"किसान ने भेड़ों पर अपनी छाप लगाई।"
烙印
Transliteration: lào yìn
"牧场主在羊身上打上了烙印。"
낙인
Transliteration: nak-in
"농부는 양들에 낙인을 찍었다."
烙印
Transliteration: rakuin
"農夫は羊に烙印を押した。"
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