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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brank \Brank\, noun [Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.] Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] --Halliwell.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brank \Brank\, Branks \Branks\, noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Brank \Brank\, verb (used without an object)
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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