Meanwhile large tufts and strips of paper had been twisted into the hair of the branders, as those are called who have been already one semestre at the University, and then at a given signal were set on fire, and the branders rode round the table on sticks, amid roars of laughter.
"Hyperion"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Meanwhile large tufts and strips of paper had been twisted into the hair of the branders, as those are called who have been already one term at the University, and then at a given signal were set on fire, and the branders rode round the table on chairs, amid roars of laughter.
"A Collection of College Words and Customs"
Benjamin Homer Hall
Exasperating as it was, our feeling for the branders was one of respect compared to our unspeakable contempt for those who commanded them to do it.
"The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry"
Samuel H. Fletcher