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branks
[ brangks ]
/ bræŋks /
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noun (used with a plural verb)
Sometimes brank . a device consisting of a headpiece with a flat, iron bit to restrain the tongue, formerly used to punish scolds.
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Origin of branks
1585–95; perhaps to be identified with Middle English bernak “bridle, snaffle”; see barnacle2
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branks
/ (bræŋks) /
pl n
(formerly) an iron bridle used to restrain scolding women
Word Origin for branks
C16: of unknown origin
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