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Definition of Brank
1. n. Buckwheat.
2. n. A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
3. v. i. To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit.
Definition of Brank
1. Noun. (usually in the plural) A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue ¹
2. Verb. To put someone in the branks ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brank
1. a device used to restrain the tongue [n -S]