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• Branks

  Sometimes, brank. a device consisting of a headpiece with a flat, iron bit to restrain the tongue, formerly used to punish scolds. to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing. to bridle; restrain. Historical Examples The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Ernest Weekley Bygone Punishments William Andrews […]

• Branking

  to hold up and toss the head, as a horse when spurning the bit or prancing. to bridle; restrain.

• Branle

  a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France. the music for this dance. Historical Examples Library Of The World’s Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6 Various Bayou Folk Kate Chopin The Pianoforte Sonata J.S. Shedlock Bayou Folk Kate Chopin Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 Various Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, […]

• Branny

  of, containing, or like bran. Historical Examples A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Various Brother Copas Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Zoonomia, Vol. II Erasmus Darwin Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners B.G. Jefferis Brother Copas Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 Various Brother Copas […]

• Brannock-device

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