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branks
[ brangks ]
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.
branks
/ bræŋks /
plural noun
- (formerly) an iron bridle used to restrain scolding women
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Word History and Origins
Origin of branks1
1585–95; perhaps to be identified with Middle English bernak “bridle, snaffle”; barnacle 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of branks1
C16: of unknown origin
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