What does "brank" mean?
Brank: A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Jamieson.
Additional senses
- 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.
- 3.To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
- 4.To prance; to caper. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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