Definitions for brank
brank

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. branknoun

   A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue

2. brankverb

   To put someone in the branks

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Branknoun

   Buckwheat, or brank, is a grain very useful and advantageous in dry barren lands. John Mortimer

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brank

   A scold's bridle, sometimes called a witch's bridle, a gossip's bridle, a brank's bridle, or simply branks, was an instrument of punishment, as a form of public humiliation. It was an iron muzzle in an iron framework that enclosed the head (although some bridles were masks that depicted suffering). A bridle-bit (or curb-plate), about 2 in × 1 in (5.1 cm × 2.5 cm) in size, was slid into the mouth and pressed down on top of the tongue, often with a spike on the tongue, as a compress. It functioned to silence the wearer from speaking entirely, and caused extreme pain and physiological trauma to scare and intimidate the wearer into submission. The scold's bridle was overwhelmingly used on women, often at the request of husbands or other family members. This prevented speaking and resulted in many unpleasant side effects for the wearer, including excessive salivation and fatigue in the mouth. For extra humiliation, a bell could also be attached to draw in crowds. The wearer was then led around town by a leash.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Branknoun

   buckwheat

2. Branknoun

   alt. of Branks

3. Brankverb

   to hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as spurning the bit

4. Brankverb

   to prance; to caper

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brank

   brangk, n. buckwheat. [Prob. Celt.; cf. L. brance, a Gallic name of a white kind of corn.]

2. Brank

   brangk, v.i. to prance, toss the head: to strut or swagger.—adj. Brank′y (Scot.), showy. [Prob. a variant of Prank.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRANK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brank is ranked #58735 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brank surname appeared 345 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Brank.
   
   79.4% or 274 total occurrences were White.
   17.3% or 60 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for brank »

1. bankr.

How to pronounce brank?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brank in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brank
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=brank
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brank
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brank
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=brank
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html