Definition of "brank"
noun:
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A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue.
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verb:
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To put someone in the branks.
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To hold up and toss the head; applied to horses as spurning the bit.
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To prance; to caper.
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