Etymology

brank

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Today it means: A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue. Full definition →

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brank · noun, verb1

Compare Scottish Gaelic brangus, brangas (“a sort of pillory”), Irish brancas (“halter”), or Dutch pranger (“fetter”).

brank · noun2

Probably of Celtic origin; compare Latin brance, brace, the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.

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