About The Word Brank
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What's The Definition Of Brank?Synonyms | Synonyms for Brank: Related Terms | Find terms related to Brank: See Also | Brank In Webster's Dictionary \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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