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Definitions for: Brank
Webster (1913) Definition: Brank, n. [Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace,
the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.]
Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] --Halliwell.
Brank, Branks Branks, n. [Cf. Gael. brangus, brangas,
a sort of pillory, Ir. brancas halter, or D. pranger fetter.]
1. A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. [Scot. & Prov.
Eng.] --Jamieson.
2. A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for
correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame
surrounding the head and having a triangular piece
entering the mouth of the scold.
Brank, v. i.
1. To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as
spurning the bit. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
2. To prance; to caper. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
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