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Definition of BRANKS

Branks
Brank Brank, Branks Branks, n. [Cf. Gael. brangus, brangas, a sort of pillory, Ir. brancas halter, or D. pranger fetter.] 1. A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] --Jamieson. 2. 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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- 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...
- or pond); parading through the street; being put in the scold's bridle (branks) or the stocks. Selling bad bread or bad ale was also punished in these...
- Stool of repentance and branks, Holy Trinity Church, St. Andrews...
- Robert Branks 'Bobby' Powell (11 April 1881 – 28 April 1917) was a male tennis player from Canada. In 1904 Powell was the founder of the North Pacific...
- The Bronx (/brɒŋks/ BRONKS; is the northernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York. It shares a land...
- Reliquary, vols. i. and ii. (1860–1862) Cox, James A. "Bilboes, Brands, and Branks Archived 2019-08-10 at the Wayback Machine: Colonial Crimes and Punishments...
- Ephraim McLean Brank (August 1, 1791 - August 5, 1875) was a Kentucky soldier in the War of 1812, noted for his exceptional marksmanship which pla****...
- or the use of a device such as a Scold's bridle (also referred to as a branks). A head harness may include a blindfold and/or gag. The enca****t may...
- feathered". The Conversation. Cox, James (Spring 2009). "Bilboes, Brands, and Branks: Colonial Crimes and Punishments". Colonial Williamsburg Journal. McBride-Ahebee...
- statue was dedicated in 2015 in honor of the local Soldier - Ephraim McLean Brank - who, as legend has it, was the "Kentucky rifleman" at the Battle of New...