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]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brank

brandywines
brane
braneless
branes
braneworld
braneworlds
brang
brangle
brangled
branglement
brangler
branglers
brangles
brangling
branglings
brank (current term)
branked
brankier
brankiest
branking
branks
brankursine
branky
branle
branles
branlike
branlin
branlins
branmeal
branned

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