- Brank
- Brank Brank, n. [Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.] Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
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brank — brank·ie; brank·ur·sine; brank; … English syllables
Brank — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A scolding bridle, an instrument… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brank — Brank, v. i. 1. To hold up and toss the head; applied to horses as spurning the bit. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. To prance; to caper. [Scot.] Jamieson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brank — [braŋk] n. 〚< ?〛 [often pl., with sing. v.] a device formerly used to punish women judged to be noisy and quarrelsome, consisting of an iron curb for the tongue, held in place by a frame around the head * * * brank (brăngk) n. A device consisting … Universalium
brank — [braŋk] n. [< ?] [often pl., with sing. v.] a device formerly used to punish women judged to be noisy and quarrelsome, consisting of an iron curb for the tongue, held in place by a frame around the head … English World dictionary
brank|ur|sine — «brangk UR sihn», noun. the bear s breech; the acanthus plant. ╂[< Medieval Latin branca ursina bear s claw] … Useful english dictionary
brank-new — corruption of brand new … Useful english dictionary
brank — 1. noun A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue 2. verb To put someone in the branks … Wiktionary
brank(s) — n. kind of bridle fixed to head of nagging woman as punishment; scold s bridle; Scottish, mumps … Dictionary of difficult words
brank — Buckwheat was so called in Essex … Ballentine's law dictionary
