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branks

/bɹæŋks/

branks noun: a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.

Noun

branks (plural branks)

  1. (historical) A punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.
    • Plot, in his History of Staffordshire, describes the branks used at Newcastle-under-Lyme, and at Walsall, in the reign of James II.1836 July, The Gentleman's Magazine, page 98

branks meaning in Bengali

branks in Bengali

একটি শাস্তি প্রদানের সরঞ্জাম

Forms of branks

pluralbranks

Origin of branks

Origins: First recorded in Scotland in 1567.

Words that rhyme with branks

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Questions about branks

What does branks mean?
Branks means a punishment device, especially for scolding women, consisting of a cage to enclose the head, with a metal gag for the mouth; a scold's bridle.
What is branks in Bengali?
Branks in Bengali is একটি শাস্তি প্রদানের সরঞ্জাম. See Branks meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is branks?
Branks is a noun.
How do you pronounce branks?
Branks is pronounced /bɹæŋks/.
What is the plural of branks?
The plural of branks is branks.

Words near branks in the dictionary

  1. Braniștea
  2. brank
  3. brank new
  4. branked
  5. branking
  6. branks
  7. Branksome
  8. Brankston
  9. brankursine
  10. branky
  11. branle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: branks (page history and authors); branks (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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