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Pronunciation : Brank
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.]
Definition : Defn: Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] Halliwell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Brank, Branks
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Gael. brangus, brangas, a sort of pillory, Ir. brancas halter, or D. pranger fetter.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Brank
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913