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Meaning of 'branks' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Branks [ n.]
- A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces.
- 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.

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brabantine brabble brabblement brabbler braccate bracchia brace braced bracelet bracer

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